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Forest of Dean road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 227 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1997, and 337 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1996 (247), and casualties fell from 359.

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

Collisions in 1997
227
Down 8% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
337
Down 6% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 1997

2.2% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1997 were fatal and 12% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious2812%
  • Slight19485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious4112%
  • Slight29186%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 1997 is highlighted, with 227, down 8% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (15%)
  • Wednesday29 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday39 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (17%)
  • Sunday16 (7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.8%)
  • February11 (4.8%)
  • March11 (4.8%)
  • April17 (7.5%)
  • May18 (7.9%)
  • June28 (12%)
  • July16 (7%)
  • August22 (9.7%)
  • September19 (8.4%)
  • October23 (10%)
  • November24 (11%)
  • December18 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds176 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (14%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (66%)
  • Wet or damp71 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph71 (31%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph13 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph131 (58%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (77%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist10 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2054 (16%)
  • 21 to 2552 (15%)
  • 26 to 3577 (23%)
  • 36 to 4550 (15%)
  • 46 to 5539 (12%)
  • 56 to 6513 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.6%)
  • Over 7511 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (62%)
  • Passenger98 (29%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car336 (81%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.4%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 1997.

Collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 1997

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1997: 31, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48315525
2ndA4136203213
3rdA417131803
4thB4228121501
5thA4151111602
6thB4215101711
7thA4091511
8thB423491302
9thB422681401
10thB42316900
11thB44326900
12thB42215601
13thB42163400
14thA4662300
15thB42242200
16thB42272301
17thM502200
18thB40281200

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1997

Lydney had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 1997: 17.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1997

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 1997: 57.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1997, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 23 December 1997.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years