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Forest of Dean road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 285 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2001, and 427 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2000 (267), and casualties rose from 398.

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

Collisions in 2001
285
Up 7% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
427
Up 7% on 2000
Fatal collisions
9
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 2001

3.2% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2001 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.2%
  • Serious5319%
  • Slight22378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious6816%
  • Slight34982%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 2001 is highlighted, with 285, up 7% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday47 (16%)
  • Thursday35 (12%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (16%)
  • Sunday38 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.7%)
  • February22 (7.7%)
  • March20 (7%)
  • April26 (9.1%)
  • May27 (9.5%)
  • June16 (5.6%)
  • July27 (9.5%)
  • August22 (7.7%)
  • September22 (7.7%)
  • October34 (12%)
  • November21 (7.4%)
  • December26 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (5.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry171 (60%)
  • Wet or damp97 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.9%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph99 (35%)
  • 40 mph20 (7%)
  • 50 mph38 (13%)
  • 60 mph126 (44%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (97%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (78%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist10 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2078 (18%)
  • 21 to 2549 (11%)
  • 26 to 3576 (18%)
  • 36 to 4563 (15%)
  • 46 to 5551 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.6%)
  • Over 7518 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (68%)
  • Passenger102 (24%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car429 (84%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots 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

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Forest of Dean ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 2001.

Collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Forest of Dean in 2001

Cinderford East, Forest of Dean, GL14 2DG area and Coleford, Forest of Dean, GL16 8SH area were among the busiest accident hotspots in the Forest of Dean in 2001, with 11 collisions each.

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 2001

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2001: 43, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48437726
2ndA4136284225
3rdA4151274103
4thA417213312
5thB4228162313
6thA40111632
7thB4215101201
8thB4234101202
9thB42267901
10thB42317802
11thB42215901
12thB422431002
13thB44323301
14thM502300
15thA4491201
16thA4661100
17thB40281200
18thB42081201
19thB42131101
20thB42161100

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2001

Cinderford had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 2001: 18.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2001

GL14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 2001: 57.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2001, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years