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Forest of Dean road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 285 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1993, and 395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1992 (281), and casualties fell from 437.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,073 collisions in the Forest of Dean.

Collisions in 1993
285
Up 1% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
395
Down 10% on 1992
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
22% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 1993

1.1% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1993 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious6222%
  • Slight22077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious7118%
  • Slight32181%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Forest of Dean, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 1993 is highlighted, with 285, up 1% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025103149
2024134185
2023142220
2022124164
2021109132
202089116
2019102149
201890117
201798145
201687121
2015100173
2014101164
2013101145
2012145213
2011151201
2010158216
2009200293
2008197284
2007195269
2006242364
2005266378
2004292420
2003295410
2002276395
2001285427
2000267398
1999258374
1998243363
1997227337
1996247359
1995239367
1994257410
1993285395
1992281437
1991267368
1990255398
1989294433
1988272391
1987287394
1986299447
1985296419
1984290405
1983294412
1982261367
1981284413
1980296403
1979292410

When and where crashes happen in the Forest of Dean in 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (11%)
  • Tuesday35 (12%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday39 (14%)
  • Friday56 (20%)
  • Saturday51 (18%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.3%)
  • February20 (7%)
  • March30 (11%)
  • April29 (10%)
  • May21 (7.4%)
  • June20 (7%)
  • July24 (8.4%)
  • August14 (4.9%)
  • September36 (13%)
  • October28 (9.8%)
  • November24 (8.4%)
  • December21 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight207 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds210 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (15%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry171 (60%)
  • Wet or damp106 (37%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph84 (29%)
  • 40 mph17 (6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph176 (62%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (70%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2065 (16%)
  • 21 to 2575 (19%)
  • 26 to 3594 (24%)
  • 36 to 4550 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6514 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.3%)
  • Over 758 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (63%)
  • Passenger115 (29%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car424 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle27 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in the Forest of Dean

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Forest of Dean ranked among 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 305 of them in 1993.

Collisions
306th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
299th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
247th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 1993

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1993: 45, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48456907
2ndA40253913
3rdA4136253906
4thA4151152203
5thB4215132314
6thB4228131803
7thA417121403
8thB422691012
9thB42347802
10thM506900
11thB42165802
12thB42315702
13thA4494901
14thA4664601
15thB40284403
16thB42214701
17thB42223400
18thB42241100
19thB44321100
20thM41100

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1993

Cinderford had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 1993: 18.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1993

GL14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 1993: 53.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1993, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1993.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years