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Forest of Dean road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 295 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2003, and 410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2002 (276), and casualties rose from 395.

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

Collisions in 2003
295
Up 7% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
410
Up 4% on 2002
Fatal collisions
8
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
13% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 2003

2.7% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight24884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious4812%
  • Slight35486%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 2003 is highlighted, with 295, up 7% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday38 (13%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (17%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.8%)
  • February21 (7.1%)
  • March26 (8.8%)
  • April16 (5.4%)
  • May28 (9.5%)
  • June19 (6.4%)
  • July30 (10%)
  • August24 (8.1%)
  • September28 (9.5%)
  • October19 (6.4%)
  • November25 (8.5%)
  • December33 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (65%)
  • Wet or damp90 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.7%)
  • Mud2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph85 (29%)
  • 40 mph41 (14%)
  • 50 mph33 (11%)
  • 60 mph132 (45%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant314 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (11%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 20101 (25%)
  • 21 to 2540 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3579 (19%)
  • 36 to 4554 (13%)
  • 46 to 5538 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.1%)
  • Over 7518 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (71%)
  • Passenger93 (23%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car437 (80%)
  • Motorcycle40 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Forest of Dean ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 2003.

Collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Forest of Dean in 2003

Lydney East, Forest of Dean, GL15 5RF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Forest of Dean in 2003, with 14 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 2003

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2003: 42, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48426425
2ndA4136344623
3rdB4215182504
4thA4151172703
5thB4228132212
6thA40121602
7thB4234111202
8thA417101103
9thB4226101502
10thA4667702
11thB422171210
12thB40284701
13thB42164600
14thB42314510
15thB42273300
16thB44323500
17thM503700
18thB42111100
19thB42241100

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2003

Cinderford had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 2003: 18.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2003

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 2003: 65.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years