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Forest of Dean road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 258 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1999, and 374 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1998 (243), and casualties rose from 363.

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

Collisions in 1999
258
Up 6% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
374
Up 3% on 1998
Fatal collisions
7
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
16% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 1999

2.7% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1999 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.7%
  • Serious4116%
  • Slight21081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious5314%
  • Slight31384%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 1999 is highlighted, with 258, up 6% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday40 (16%)
  • Thursday37 (14%)
  • Friday34 (13%)
  • Saturday43 (17%)
  • Sunday28 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.7%)
  • February12 (4.7%)
  • March17 (6.6%)
  • April12 (4.7%)
  • May20 (7.8%)
  • June24 (9.3%)
  • July23 (8.9%)
  • August29 (11%)
  • September28 (11%)
  • October19 (7.4%)
  • November24 (9.3%)
  • December25 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight187 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (55%)
  • Wet or damp107 (41%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.9%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph76 (29%)
  • 40 mph30 (12%)
  • 50 mph20 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph128 (50%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2067 (18%)
  • 21 to 2539 (10%)
  • 26 to 3578 (21%)
  • 36 to 4554 (14%)
  • 46 to 5544 (12%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.5%)
  • Over 7517 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider234 (63%)
  • Passenger114 (30%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car371 (78%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 1999.

Collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 1999

The A4136 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 1999: 29, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4136293711
2ndA48285105
3rdB4215213312
4thA417202715
5thA40162313
6thA4151111603
7thB422691700
8thB422891302
9thB42347902
10thB42164400
11thB40283710
12thB42213401
13thB42273300
14thB42313401
15thM5031001
16thB42112600
17thB44322210
18thA4661200
19thB42241100

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1999

Cinderford and Lydney had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 1999, with 16 each.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 1999

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 1999: 55.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 1999, 3 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years