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Forest of Dean road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 145 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2012, and 213 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2011 (151), and casualties rose from 201.

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

Collisions in 2012
145
Down 4% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
213
Up 6% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
20% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 2012

1.4% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2012 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious2920%
  • Slight11479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3014%
  • Slight18185%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 2012 is highlighted, with 145, down 4% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (8.3%)
  • Tuesday22 (15%)
  • Wednesday30 (21%)
  • Thursday24 (17%)
  • Friday18 (12%)
  • Saturday23 (16%)
  • Sunday16 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6.2%)
  • February15 (10%)
  • March13 (9%)
  • April12 (8.3%)
  • May11 (7.6%)
  • June16 (11%)
  • July10 (6.9%)
  • August17 (12%)
  • September14 (9.7%)
  • October8 (5.5%)
  • November17 (12%)
  • December3 (2.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight111 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.8%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry87 (60%)
  • Wet or damp56 (39%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph51 (35%)
  • 40 mph21 (14%)
  • 50 mph26 (18%)
  • 60 mph44 (30%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway140 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.1%)
  • 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 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant155 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian16 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist6 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2036 (17%)
  • 21 to 2519 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3536 (17%)
  • 36 to 4532 (15%)
  • 46 to 5523 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (12%)
  • 66 to 7516 (7.5%)
  • Over 756 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (69%)
  • Passenger50 (23%)
  • Pedestrian16 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car211 (80%)
  • Motorcycle21 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 2012.

Collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Forest of Dean in 2012

Tidenham, Forest of Dean, NP16 7EA area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Forest of Dean in 2012, with 10 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 2012

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2012: 21, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48212816
2ndA4136182504
3rdB422891201
4thA41781600
5thB422681714
6thA41517803
7thA4061602
8thB42155800
9thB42345701
10thB42163302
11thB42213300
12thA4662301
13thB40282500
14thB42242300
15thB42272201
16thB42312300
17thM502200
18thB42111100
19thB44321100

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2012

Coleford, Forest of Dean had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 2012: 9.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2012

GL16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 2012: 29.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 12 December 2012.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years