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Forest of Dean road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 158 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2010, and 216 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 13 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2009 (200), and casualties fell from 293.

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

Collisions in 2010
158
Down 21% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
216
Down 26% on 2009
Fatal collisions
6
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
13
8.2% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 2010

3.8% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2010 were fatal and 8.2% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.8%
  • Serious138.2%
  • Slight13988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.8%
  • Serious156.9%
  • Slight19590%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 2010 is highlighted, with 158, down 21% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 158
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (9.5%)
  • Tuesday20 (13%)
  • Wednesday26 (16%)
  • Thursday27 (17%)
  • Friday20 (13%)
  • Saturday30 (19%)
  • Sunday20 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.6%)
  • February12 (7.6%)
  • March13 (8.2%)
  • April13 (8.2%)
  • May11 (7%)
  • June11 (7%)
  • July21 (13%)
  • August12 (7.6%)
  • September11 (7%)
  • October13 (8.2%)
  • November19 (12%)
  • December10 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (4.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry94 (59%)
  • Wet or damp44 (28%)
  • Frost or ice12 (7.6%)
  • Snow8 (5.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph51 (32%)
  • 40 mph21 (13%)
  • 50 mph45 (28%)
  • 60 mph38 (24%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (96%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.9%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant169 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian9 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Cyclist4 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2048 (22%)
  • 21 to 2520 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3537 (17%)
  • 36 to 4528 (13%)
  • 46 to 5529 (13%)
  • 56 to 6519 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (6%)
  • Over 7510 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider151 (70%)
  • Passenger56 (26%)
  • Pedestrian9 (4.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car232 (80%)
  • Motorcycle25 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 2010.

Collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Forest of Dean in 2010

Berry Hill, Forest of Dean, GL16 7BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Forest of Dean in 2010, with 9 collisions.

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 2010

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2010: 18, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48182422
2ndA4136162301
3rdA417112112
4thB4215111812
5thB4226101400
6thB42287800
7thA41516601
8thB40286901
9thA404400
10thB42214600
11thB42163300
12thB42313400
13thB44323500
14thB42242200
15thB42272200
16thB42342401
17thA4491100
18thA4661310
19thB42111100

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2010

Cinderford had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 2010: 12.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2010

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 2010: 31.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 23 December 2010.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years