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Forest of Dean road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 243 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1998, and 363 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1997 (227), and casualties rose from 337.

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

Collisions in 1998
243
Up 7% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
363
Up 8% on 1997
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 1998

0.8% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1998 were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious239.5%
  • Slight21890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious359.6%
  • Slight32489%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 1998 is highlighted, with 243, up 7% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (17%)
  • Tuesday29 (12%)
  • Wednesday32 (13%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday37 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.5%)
  • February15 (6.2%)
  • March18 (7.4%)
  • April18 (7.4%)
  • May17 (7%)
  • June29 (12%)
  • July13 (5.3%)
  • August16 (6.6%)
  • September21 (8.6%)
  • October25 (10%)
  • November20 (8.2%)
  • December28 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight177 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (58%)
  • Wet or damp95 (39%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph60 (25%)
  • 40 mph16 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph21 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph144 (59%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway237 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.2%)
  • Pedestrian13 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2074 (20%)
  • 21 to 2551 (14%)
  • 26 to 3566 (18%)
  • 36 to 4541 (11%)
  • 46 to 5548 (13%)
  • 56 to 6515 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.1%)
  • Over 7516 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider224 (62%)
  • Passenger126 (35%)
  • Pedestrian13 (3.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car346 (78%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 330 of them in 1998.

Collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 1998

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1998: 31, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48314514
2ndA4136243804
3rdA417173400
4thA40142303
5thB4228121802
6thB4226111810
7thA4151101600
8thB4215101600
9thB423181002
10thB423481001
11thB44323400
12thB40282200
13thB42112601
14thB42162300
15thM502300
16thB42131100
17thB42211100
18thB42241100

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1998

Lydney had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 1998: 16.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1998

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 1998: 67.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1998, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years