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Forest of Dean road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 200 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2009, and 293 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2008 (197), and casualties rose from 284.

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

Collisions in 2009
200
Up 2% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
293
Up 3% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
14% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 2009

1.5% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2009 were fatal and 14% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious2714%
  • Slight17085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious299.9%
  • Slight26189%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 2009 is highlighted, with 200, up 2% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (13%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday28 (14%)
  • Thursday35 (18%)
  • Friday37 (19%)
  • Saturday26 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9.5%)
  • February17 (8.5%)
  • March18 (9%)
  • April14 (7%)
  • May16 (8%)
  • June20 (10%)
  • July16 (8%)
  • August9 (4.5%)
  • September16 (8%)
  • October19 (9.5%)
  • November22 (11%)
  • December14 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight156 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (65%)
  • Wet or damp56 (28%)
  • Frost or ice12 (6%)
  • Snow2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph79 (40%)
  • 40 mph29 (14%)
  • 50 mph62 (31%)
  • 60 mph29 (14%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway192 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (81%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian17 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist5 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2072 (25%)
  • 21 to 2539 (13%)
  • 26 to 3540 (14%)
  • 36 to 4540 (14%)
  • 46 to 5538 (13%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.4%)
  • Over 758 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (69%)
  • Passenger74 (25%)
  • Pedestrian17 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car313 (85%)
  • Motorcycle21 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.9%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 2009.

Collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
301st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Forest of Dean in 2009

Coleford, Forest of Dean, GL16 8SH area and Lydney East, Forest of Dean, GL15 5RF area were among the busiest accident hotspots in the Forest of Dean in 2009, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 2009

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2009: 33, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48335313
2ndA4136161902
3rdA40132600
4thA417121703
5thA415191200
6thB42316810
7thB42285801
8thB42345802
9thB42154402
10thB42164501
11thB42264600
12thM502200
13thA4661201
14thB42081100
15thB42111201
16thB42211100
17thB42221200
18thB42241200
19thB44321100

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2009

Lydney had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 2009: 13.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2009

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 2009: 44.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years