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Forest of Dean road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 89 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2020, and 116 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2019 (102), and casualties fell from 149.

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

Collisions in 2020
89
Down 13% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
116
Down 22% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
28% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 2020

3.4% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2020 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal33.4%
  • Serious2528%
  • Slight6169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.6%
  • Serious2622%
  • Slight8775%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 2020 is highlighted, with 89, down 13% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 89
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (10%)
  • Tuesday10 (11%)
  • Wednesday11 (12%)
  • Thursday18 (20%)
  • Friday16 (18%)
  • Saturday12 (13%)
  • Sunday13 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (24%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (2.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (12%)
  • February9 (10%)
  • March16 (18%)
  • April1 (1.1%)
  • May6 (6.7%)
  • June5 (5.6%)
  • July7 (7.9%)
  • August10 (11%)
  • September4 (4.5%)
  • October5 (5.6%)
  • November10 (11%)
  • December5 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight65 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds67 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (15%)
  • Fog or mist2 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other3 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry57 (64%)
  • Wet or damp25 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (7.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (4.5%)
  • 30 mph26 (29%)
  • 40 mph5 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph19 (21%)
  • 60 mph33 (37%)
  • 70 mph2 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway82 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant83 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (14%)
  • Pedestrian10 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist3 (2.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (6%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2013 (11%)
  • 21 to 2510 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3529 (25%)
  • 36 to 4515 (13%)
  • 46 to 558 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6513 (11%)
  • 66 to 759 (7.8%)
  • Over 752 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider83 (72%)
  • Passenger23 (20%)
  • Pedestrian10 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car119 (79%)
  • Motorcycle17 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 2020.

Collisions
311th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
309th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
287th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Forest of Dean in 2020

Cinderford East, Forest of Dean, GL14 2DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Forest of Dean in 2020, with 6 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 2020

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2020: 14, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48142407
2ndA413681111
3rdB422671001
4thB42155602
5thB42285500
6thA41514501
7thA403400
8thB42313410
9thA4172201
10thB42212400
11thB40281100
12thB42081100
13thB42131101
14thB42161101
15thB42341100
16thM501100

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2020

Cinderford had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 2020: 6.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2020

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 2020: 23.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2020, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2020.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years