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Forest of Dean road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 151 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2011, and 201 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2010 (158), and casualties fell from 216.

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

Collisions in 2011
151
Down 4% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
201
Down 7% on 2010
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
23% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 2011

1.3% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2011 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious3523%
  • Slight11475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3618%
  • Slight16381%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 2011 is highlighted, with 151, down 4% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 151
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (15%)
  • Tuesday21 (14%)
  • Wednesday24 (16%)
  • Thursday19 (13%)
  • Friday22 (15%)
  • Saturday25 (17%)
  • Sunday18 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (5.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (12%)
  • February14 (9.3%)
  • March9 (6%)
  • April9 (6%)
  • May11 (7.3%)
  • June10 (6.6%)
  • July20 (13%)
  • August8 (5.3%)
  • September18 (12%)
  • October11 (7.3%)
  • November9 (6%)
  • December14 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds125 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (70%)
  • Wet or damp41 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph65 (43%)
  • 40 mph17 (11%)
  • 50 mph27 (18%)
  • 60 mph40 (26%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (97%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant139 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (13%)
  • Pedestrian16 (8%)
  • Cyclist9 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (2%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2024 (12%)
  • 21 to 2520 (10%)
  • 26 to 3533 (16%)
  • 36 to 4535 (17%)
  • 46 to 5530 (15%)
  • 56 to 6520 (10%)
  • 66 to 7517 (8.5%)
  • Over 758 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider146 (73%)
  • Passenger39 (19%)
  • Pedestrian16 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car221 (79%)
  • Motorcycle27 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 2011.

Collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Forest of Dean in 2011

Lydney East, Forest of Dean, GL15 5RF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Forest of Dean in 2011, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 2011

The A4136 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2011: 21, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4136212802
2ndA48172603
3rdA4151111513
4thA41791304
5thA4081002
6thB422681101
7thB42287800
8thB42346601
9thB42315802
10thB42154802
11thA4662201
12thB40282202
13thB42241100
14thM501201

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2011

Lydney had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 2011: 14.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2011

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 2011: 40.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2011, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2011.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years