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Forest of Dean road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 101 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2014, and 164 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2013, and casualties rose from 145.

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

Collisions in 2014
101
Level with 2013
Casualties in 2014
164
Up 13% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
5.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
24% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 2014

5.9% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2014 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal65.9%
  • Serious2424%
  • Slight7170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63.7%
  • Serious2817%
  • Slight13079%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 2014 is highlighted, with 101, level with 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (11%)
  • Tuesday22 (22%)
  • Wednesday15 (15%)
  • Thursday16 (16%)
  • Friday16 (16%)
  • Saturday9 (8.9%)
  • Sunday12 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (4%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (7.9%)
  • February4 (4%)
  • March5 (5%)
  • April10 (9.9%)
  • May6 (5.9%)
  • June17 (17%)
  • July17 (17%)
  • August10 (9.9%)
  • September8 (7.9%)
  • October10 (9.9%)
  • November3 (3%)
  • December3 (3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight85 (84%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (7.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds83 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry64 (63%)
  • Wet or damp35 (35%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1%)
  • 30 mph36 (36%)
  • 40 mph10 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph20 (20%)
  • 60 mph34 (34%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway99 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1%)
  • Roundabout1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant118 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (13%)
  • Pedestrian13 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist4 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 2022 (13%)
  • 21 to 2522 (13%)
  • 26 to 3530 (18%)
  • 36 to 4526 (16%)
  • 46 to 5524 (15%)
  • 56 to 6519 (12%)
  • 66 to 759 (5.5%)
  • Over 756 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider108 (66%)
  • Passenger43 (26%)
  • Pedestrian13 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car146 (77%)
  • Motorcycle22 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Forest of Dean ranked among 351 areas in 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 2014.

Collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Forest of Dean in 2014

Cinderford East, Forest of Dean, GL14 2DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Forest of Dean in 2014, with 5 collisions.

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 2014

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2014: 19, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48194038
2ndA4136132733
3rdB421581204
4thA407901
5thB42267901
6thA41516700
7thB42283700
8thA4172300
9thB42162300
10thB42312200
11thA4661200
12thB42241100
13thB42271100
14thB44321101

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2014

Cinderford had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 2014: 11.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2014

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 2014: 26.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2014, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2014.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years