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Forest of Dean road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 195 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2007, and 269 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2006 (242), and casualties fell from 364.

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

Collisions in 2007
195
Down 19% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
269
Down 26% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
15% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 2007

3.1% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2007 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.1%
  • Serious3015%
  • Slight15982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious3011%
  • Slight23387%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 2007 is highlighted, with 195, down 19% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (14%)
  • Tuesday29 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (18%)
  • Thursday20 (10%)
  • Friday29 (15%)
  • Saturday25 (13%)
  • Sunday30 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.7%)
  • February14 (7.2%)
  • March13 (6.7%)
  • April11 (5.6%)
  • May20 (10%)
  • June19 (9.7%)
  • July11 (5.6%)
  • August27 (14%)
  • September12 (6.2%)
  • October13 (6.7%)
  • November22 (11%)
  • December16 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (7.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (64%)
  • Wet or damp64 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph71 (36%)
  • 40 mph30 (15%)
  • 50 mph34 (17%)
  • 60 mph57 (29%)
  • 70 mph2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (10%)
  • Pedestrian13 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.6%)
  • Cyclist5 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2058 (22%)
  • 21 to 2528 (10%)
  • 26 to 3554 (20%)
  • 36 to 4541 (15%)
  • 46 to 5526 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6523 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.8%)
  • Over 7510 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider199 (74%)
  • Passenger57 (21%)
  • Pedestrian13 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car283 (79%)
  • Motorcycle27 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.4%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 2007.

Collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Forest of Dean in 2007

Lydney East, Forest of Dean, GL15 5RF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Forest of Dean in 2007, with 13 collisions.

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 2007

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2007: 35, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48355526
2ndA4136162222
3rdA417162115
4thA40101601
5thB42158900
6thB422881001
7thB42347901
8thB42266901
9thB42165600
10thA41514701
11thB42314400
12thB40282200
13thB42242201
14thM502201
15thA4491200
16thA4661201
17thB42211100
18thB42271300

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2007

Lydney had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 2007: 16.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2007

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 2007: 53.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2007, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years