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Forest of Dean road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 257 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1994, and 410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1993 (285), and casualties rose from 395.

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

Collisions in 1994
257
Down 10% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
410
Up 4% on 1993
Fatal collisions
13
5.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
17% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 1994

5.1% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1994 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal135.1%
  • Serious4417%
  • Slight20078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.7%
  • Serious6215%
  • Slight33381%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 1994 is highlighted, with 257, down 10% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (18%)
  • Tuesday31 (12%)
  • Wednesday36 (14%)
  • Thursday37 (14%)
  • Friday36 (14%)
  • Saturday41 (16%)
  • Sunday31 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.6%)
  • February17 (6.6%)
  • March21 (8.2%)
  • April14 (5.4%)
  • May15 (5.8%)
  • June17 (6.6%)
  • July27 (11%)
  • August26 (10%)
  • September26 (10%)
  • October27 (11%)
  • November26 (10%)
  • December19 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (70%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (6.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other6 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (60%)
  • Wet or damp99 (39%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph60 (23%)
  • 40 mph19 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph174 (68%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2069 (17%)
  • 21 to 2565 (16%)
  • 26 to 3582 (20%)
  • 36 to 4560 (15%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.4%)
  • Over 7513 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider242 (59%)
  • Passenger143 (35%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car382 (78%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.8%)
  • Minibus6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 in the Forest of Dean

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Forest of Dean ranked among 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 316 of them in 1994.

Collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 1994

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1994: 43, including 4 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA484368411
2ndA417234504
3rdA40203541
4thA4136202912
5thB4228192812
6thB4226162600
7thB4215111808
8thB422181813
9thA41517801
10thB40283300
11thB42113500
12thB42343300
13thM503301
14thA4662200
15thB42162510
16thB42242800
17thB42272200
18thB42312400
19thB44322201
20thA41721300

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1994

Cinderford had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 1994: 15.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1994

GL16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 1994: 49.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1994, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1994.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years