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Forest of Dean road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 239 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1995, and 367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1994 (257), and casualties fell from 410.

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

Collisions in 1995
239
Down 7% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
367
Down 10% on 1994
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
21% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 1995

1.7% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1995 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious5021%
  • Slight18577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious6718%
  • Slight29580%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 1995 is highlighted, with 239, down 7% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday29 (12%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday38 (16%)
  • Friday36 (15%)
  • Saturday37 (15%)
  • Sunday34 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.7%)
  • February20 (8.4%)
  • March26 (11%)
  • April14 (5.9%)
  • May17 (7.1%)
  • June15 (6.3%)
  • July25 (10%)
  • August17 (7.1%)
  • September27 (11%)
  • October22 (9.2%)
  • November25 (10%)
  • December15 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds176 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (64%)
  • Wet or damp79 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph60 (25%)
  • 40 mph22 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph151 (63%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist11 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2073 (20%)
  • 21 to 2561 (17%)
  • 26 to 3572 (20%)
  • 36 to 4542 (11%)
  • 46 to 5518 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (6.5%)
  • Over 7510 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (57%)
  • Passenger132 (36%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car324 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle29 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.8%)
  • Minibus5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 1995.

Collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 1995

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1995: 36, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48364907
2ndA40214015
3rdA4136213804
4thB4215132004
5thA449101803
6thB4221101513
7thB4228102103
8thA4178902
9thB42268901
10thB42316801
11thA41514401
12thA4664701
13thM504600
14thB42343400
15thB42162200
16thA41721100
17thB40281100
18thB42111100
19thB42241100
20thB42271500

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1995

Cinderford and Lydney had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 1995, with 11 each.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1995

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 1995: 46.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1995, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years