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Forest of Dean road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 247 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1996, and 359 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1995 (239), and casualties fell from 367.

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

Collisions in 1996
247
Up 3% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
359
Down 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
9
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
17% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 1996

3.6% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1996 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.6%
  • Serious4117%
  • Slight19780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious5114%
  • Slight29983%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 1996 is highlighted, with 247, up 3% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (12%)
  • Tuesday42 (17%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday26 (11%)
  • Friday50 (20%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.9%)
  • February18 (7.3%)
  • March13 (5.3%)
  • April23 (9.3%)
  • May16 (6.5%)
  • June24 (9.7%)
  • July22 (8.9%)
  • August24 (9.7%)
  • September23 (9.3%)
  • October26 (11%)
  • November26 (11%)
  • December15 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (13%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Other9 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry154 (62%)
  • Wet or damp88 (36%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph65 (26%)
  • 40 mph23 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (2%)
  • 60 mph148 (60%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout5 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (74%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist10 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2083 (23%)
  • 21 to 2560 (17%)
  • 26 to 3566 (18%)
  • 36 to 4549 (14%)
  • 46 to 5523 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5%)
  • Over 757 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider216 (60%)
  • Passenger115 (32%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car338 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle22 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 1996.

Collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 1996

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1996: 27, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48274224
2ndA4136243304
3rdA40162303
4thA417152301
5thB4228152223
6thA4151121302
7thB4215122010
8thB4221101603
9thB423491212
10thB422681103
11thB42167801
12thM5071100
13thB402861101
14thB42316601
15thA4493401
16thB42112611
17thB42131110
18thB42221100
19thB42241101
20thB42271100

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1996

Cinderford had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 1996: 16.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1996

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 1996: 47.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1996.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years