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Forest of Dean road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 267 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2000, and 398 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1999 (258), and casualties rose from 374.

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

Collisions in 2000
267
Up 3% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
398
Up 6% on 1999
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
18% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 2000

2.2% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2000 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious4718%
  • Slight21480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious6617%
  • Slight32582%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 2000 is highlighted, with 267, up 3% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (12%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday48 (18%)
  • Thursday39 (15%)
  • Friday35 (13%)
  • Saturday39 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.5%)
  • February16 (6%)
  • March13 (4.9%)
  • April28 (10%)
  • May20 (7.5%)
  • June21 (7.9%)
  • July20 (7.5%)
  • August22 (8.2%)
  • September25 (9.4%)
  • October27 (10%)
  • November30 (11%)
  • December25 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight201 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds202 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (52%)
  • Wet or damp118 (44%)
  • Mud5 (1.9%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph90 (34%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph18 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph133 (50%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant302 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (8%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2082 (21%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3574 (19%)
  • 36 to 4556 (14%)
  • 46 to 5543 (11%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.5%)
  • Over 7510 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (62%)
  • Passenger127 (32%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car390 (78%)
  • Motorcycle34 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 2000.

Collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 2000

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2000: 36, including 3 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48365034
2ndA41363356012
3rdA417152515
4thB4215152610
5thA4151131900
6thB4226122501
7thA40101803
8thB42288901
9thB42347800
10thB42276700
11thB42165503
12thB423151001
13thM505601
14thB44324402
15thA46631011
16thB40282200
17thB42112200
18thB42212300
19thA3741100
20thA4491100

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2000

Cinderford had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 2000: 20.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2000

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 2000: 60.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years