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Forest of Dean road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2004, and 420 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2003 (295), and casualties rose from 410.

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

Collisions in 2004
292
Down 1% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
420
Up 2% on 2003
Fatal collisions
9
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
13% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 2004

3.1% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.1%
  • Serious3813%
  • Slight24584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious5012%
  • Slight36086%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 2004 is highlighted, with 292, down 1% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday29 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (17%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday46 (16%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.2%)
  • February19 (6.5%)
  • March23 (7.9%)
  • April20 (6.8%)
  • May15 (5.1%)
  • June23 (7.9%)
  • July29 (9.9%)
  • August35 (12%)
  • September19 (6.5%)
  • October25 (8.6%)
  • November29 (9.9%)
  • December34 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (58%)
  • Wet or damp104 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.1%)
  • Mud3 (1%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph88 (30%)
  • 40 mph29 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph50 (17%)
  • 60 mph117 (40%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (11%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2096 (23%)
  • 21 to 2558 (14%)
  • 26 to 3569 (16%)
  • 36 to 4572 (17%)
  • 46 to 5547 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.3%)
  • Over 7510 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider296 (70%)
  • Passenger93 (22%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car416 (80%)
  • Motorcycle41 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • 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 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 2004.

Collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Forest of Dean in 2004

Cinderford East, Forest of Dean, GL14 2DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Forest of Dean in 2004, with 12 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 2004

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2004: 48, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA484886211
2ndA4136344802
3rdA4151212703
4thB4228202712
5thB4215182402
6thA417151920
7thB4226121601
8thA40101102
9thB423161000
10thB443261300
11thM506702
12thB40285710
13thB42345900
14thB42214802
15thB42243800
16thA4662201
17thB42272301
18thB42111200
19thB42161200
20thM41110

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2004

Cinderford had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 2004: 19.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2004

GL14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 2004: 60.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years