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Forest of Dean road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 124 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2022, and 164 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2021 (109), and casualties rose from 132.

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

Collisions in 2022
124
Up 14% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
164
Up 24% on 2021
Fatal collisions
5
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
35% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 2022

4% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2022 were fatal and 35% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal54%
  • Serious4335%
  • Slight7661%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal53%
  • Serious5332%
  • Slight10665%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 2022 is highlighted, with 124, up 14% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 124
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (17%)
  • Tuesday18 (15%)
  • Wednesday22 (18%)
  • Thursday14 (11%)
  • Friday12 (9.7%)
  • Saturday20 (16%)
  • Sunday17 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5921 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (13%)
  • February8 (6.5%)
  • March17 (14%)
  • April9 (7.3%)
  • May5 (4%)
  • June11 (8.9%)
  • July4 (3.2%)
  • August11 (8.9%)
  • September10 (8.1%)
  • October11 (8.9%)
  • November13 (10%)
  • December9 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight79 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds97 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (8.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry75 (60%)
  • Wet or damp45 (36%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph48 (39%)
  • 40 mph8 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph18 (15%)
  • 60 mph44 (35%)
  • 70 mph4 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway117 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant111 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (10%)
  • Pedestrian15 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist4 (2.4%)
  • Horse rider3 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2027 (16%)
  • 21 to 2517 (10%)
  • 26 to 3529 (18%)
  • 36 to 4515 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5522 (13%)
  • 56 to 6518 (11%)
  • 66 to 7514 (8.5%)
  • Over 759 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider117 (71%)
  • Passenger32 (20%)
  • Pedestrian15 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car156 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle16 (7.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.9%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.4%)
  • Ridden horse3 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 2022.

Collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Forest of Dean in 2022

Berry Hill, Forest of Dean, GL16 7EQ area and Cinderford West, Forest of Dean, GL14 2PD area were among the busiest accident hotspots in the Forest of Dean in 2022, with 6 collisions each.

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 2022

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2022: 11, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48111914
2ndA415191003
3rdA413681205
4thA41781304
5thB422661201
6thB42154602
7thB42274411
8thB42284612
9thM504703
10thB42313410
11thB42343300
12thB42212301
13thA41100
14thA401201
15thA4661101
16thB40281100
17thB42111100
18thB42131100
19thB42161200
20thB42241101

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2022

Cinderford had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 2022: 11.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2022

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 2022: 35.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2022, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2022.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years