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Forest of Dean road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 87 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2016, and 121 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2015 (100), and casualties fell from 173.

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

Collisions in 2016
87
Down 13% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
121
Down 30% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
6.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
20% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 2016

6.9% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2016 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal66.9%
  • Serious1720%
  • Slight6474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal65%
  • Serious2117%
  • Slight9478%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 2016 is highlighted, with 87, down 13% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 87
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (10%)
  • Tuesday14 (16%)
  • Wednesday9 (10%)
  • Thursday12 (14%)
  • Friday18 (21%)
  • Saturday14 (16%)
  • Sunday11 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596 (6.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (6.9%)
  • February8 (9.2%)
  • March7 (8%)
  • April9 (10%)
  • May5 (5.7%)
  • June9 (10%)
  • July8 (9.2%)
  • August6 (6.9%)
  • September4 (4.6%)
  • October8 (9.2%)
  • November9 (10%)
  • December8 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight69 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (6.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds66 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry62 (71%)
  • Wet or damp24 (28%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph39 (45%)
  • 40 mph14 (16%)
  • 50 mph11 (13%)
  • 60 mph19 (22%)
  • 70 mph4 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway81 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant77 (64%)
  • Pedestrian21 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (11%)
  • Van occupant5 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist3 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 154 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2016 (13%)
  • 21 to 2520 (17%)
  • 26 to 3522 (18%)
  • 36 to 4511 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5511 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6519 (16%)
  • 66 to 757 (5.8%)
  • Over 758 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider76 (63%)
  • Passenger24 (20%)
  • Pedestrian21 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car114 (75%)
  • Motorcycle14 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (2%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 2016.

Collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
340th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Forest of Dean in 2016

Cinderford East, Forest of Dean, GL14 2DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Forest of Dean in 2016, with 13 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 2016

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2016: 10, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48101603
2ndA413691611
3rdA415181402
4thB42285601
5thA4174611
6thB42154810
7thM504510
8thB42213401
9thA402200
10thB44322310
11thB40281110
12thB42111100
13thB42261100
14thB42341300

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2016

Cinderford had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 2016: 14.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2016

GL14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 2016: 23.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2016, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2016.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years