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Forest of Dean road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 266 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2005, and 378 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2004 (292), and casualties fell from 420.

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

Collisions in 2005
266
Down 9% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
378
Down 10% on 2004
Fatal collisions
14
5.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
11% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 2005

5.3% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal145.3%
  • Serious2811%
  • Slight22484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal195%
  • Serious4412%
  • Slight31583%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 2005 is highlighted, with 266, down 9% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (15%)
  • Tuesday40 (15%)
  • Wednesday46 (17%)
  • Thursday33 (12%)
  • Friday37 (14%)
  • Saturday45 (17%)
  • Sunday24 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (10%)
  • February18 (6.8%)
  • March28 (11%)
  • April24 (9%)
  • May19 (7.1%)
  • June28 (11%)
  • July14 (5.3%)
  • August28 (11%)
  • September16 (6%)
  • October18 (6.8%)
  • November19 (7.1%)
  • December27 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry154 (58%)
  • Wet or damp103 (39%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph96 (36%)
  • 40 mph25 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph41 (15%)
  • 60 mph99 (37%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant286 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (9%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2081 (21%)
  • 21 to 2550 (13%)
  • 26 to 3559 (16%)
  • 36 to 4573 (19%)
  • 46 to 5542 (11%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4%)
  • Over 7512 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (70%)
  • Passenger85 (22%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car377 (78%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 2005.

Collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
306th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Forest of Dean in 2005

Lydney East, Forest of Dean, GL15 5RF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Forest of Dean in 2005, with 20 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 2005

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2005: 51, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48518436
2ndB4226202611
3rdA4151192401
4thA4136184041
5thA40101200
6thB4215101501
7thB4231101103
8thA4177902
9thB422871002
10thB423461100
11thB40285500
12thB42165600
13thB42114511
14thA4662201
15thB42212200
16thB42241100
17thB42271100
18thB44321101
19thM501100

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2005

Lydney had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 2005: 25.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2005

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 2005: 72.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2005, 3 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years