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Forest of Dean road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 197 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2008, and 284 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2007 (195), and casualties rose from 269.

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

Collisions in 2008
197
Up 1% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
284
Up 6% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
17% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 2008

1.5% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2008 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious3417%
  • Slight16081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious4315%
  • Slight23884%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 2008 is highlighted, with 197, up 1% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (13%)
  • Tuesday20 (10%)
  • Wednesday29 (15%)
  • Thursday29 (15%)
  • Friday24 (12%)
  • Saturday42 (21%)
  • Sunday27 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5.6%)
  • February14 (7.1%)
  • March21 (11%)
  • April9 (4.6%)
  • May20 (10%)
  • June19 (9.6%)
  • July16 (8.1%)
  • August17 (8.6%)
  • September21 (11%)
  • October17 (8.6%)
  • November14 (7.1%)
  • December18 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (69%)
  • Wet or damp60 (30%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph79 (40%)
  • 40 mph40 (20%)
  • 50 mph38 (19%)
  • 60 mph36 (18%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (78%)
  • Pedestrian21 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (6%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2059 (21%)
  • 21 to 2540 (14%)
  • 26 to 3551 (18%)
  • 36 to 4540 (14%)
  • 46 to 5535 (12%)
  • 56 to 6520 (7%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.5%)
  • Over 7511 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (65%)
  • Passenger78 (27%)
  • Pedestrian21 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car276 (81%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 2008.

Collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Forest of Dean in 2008

Cinderford East, Forest of Dean, GL14 2DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Forest of Dean in 2008, with 12 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 2008

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2008: 24, including 3 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48243231
2ndA4136203407
3rdA4151142301
4thB4228141903
5thA417111901
6thB4226111801
7thB4215101404
8thB423471001
9thA405901
10thB42314603
11thB42082200
12thB44322201
13thA4661100
14thB40281100
15thB42211101
16thB42241100
17thM501200

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2008

Cinderford had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 2008: 18.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2008

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 2008: 44.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2008.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years