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Forest of Dean road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 109 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2021, and 132 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 2020 (89), and casualties rose from 116.

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

Collisions in 2021
109
Up 22% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
132
Up 14% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
36% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 2021

2.8% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2021 were fatal and 36% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.8%
  • Serious3936%
  • Slight6761%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal43%
  • Serious4131%
  • Slight8766%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 2021 is highlighted, with 109, up 22% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 109
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (14%)
  • Tuesday16 (15%)
  • Wednesday17 (16%)
  • Thursday12 (11%)
  • Friday20 (18%)
  • Saturday14 (13%)
  • Sunday15 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (5.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:599 (8.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (0.9%)
  • February5 (4.6%)
  • March5 (4.6%)
  • April11 (10%)
  • May14 (13%)
  • June16 (15%)
  • July9 (8.3%)
  • August10 (9.2%)
  • September11 (10%)
  • October14 (13%)
  • November11 (10%)
  • December2 (1.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight78 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds95 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry84 (77%)
  • Wet or damp22 (20%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph42 (39%)
  • 40 mph8 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph23 (21%)
  • 60 mph34 (31%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway105 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant85 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (11%)
  • Pedestrian11 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist10 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2016 (12%)
  • 21 to 2510 (7.6%)
  • 26 to 3523 (17%)
  • 36 to 4519 (14%)
  • 46 to 5523 (17%)
  • 56 to 6516 (12%)
  • 66 to 759 (6.8%)
  • Over 758 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider99 (75%)
  • Passenger22 (17%)
  • Pedestrian11 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car152 (77%)
  • Motorcycle15 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 2021.

Collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Forest of Dean in 2021

Coleford, Forest of Dean, GL16 8SH area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Forest of Dean in 2021, with 6 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 2021

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2021: 17, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48172404
2ndA4136131526
3rdA41518802
4thA4061011
5thB42156802
6thB42286703
7thB42265604
8thB42274501
9thB42314501
10thA4173502
11thB42343402
12thB42242200
13thB44322202
14thM502200
15thB11100
16thB42131101
17thB42211101
18thB44281100

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2021

Cinderford had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 2021: 9.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2021

GL14 and GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 2021, with 20 each.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2021, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 17 December 2021.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years