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Forest of Dean road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 134 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2024, and 185 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2023 (142), and casualties fell from 220.

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

Collisions in 2024
134
Down 6% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
185
Down 16% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
25% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 2024

0.7% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2024 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3325%
  • Slight10075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4424%
  • Slight14076%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 2024 is highlighted, with 134, down 6% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 134
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (11%)
  • Tuesday17 (13%)
  • Wednesday22 (16%)
  • Thursday19 (14%)
  • Friday28 (21%)
  • Saturday13 (9.7%)
  • Sunday20 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (3%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6.7%)
  • February11 (8.2%)
  • March8 (6%)
  • April10 (7.5%)
  • May9 (6.7%)
  • June12 (9%)
  • July10 (7.5%)
  • August17 (13%)
  • September15 (11%)
  • October12 (9%)
  • November12 (9%)
  • December9 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight102 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds100 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (16%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry84 (63%)
  • Wet or damp49 (37%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3%)
  • 30 mph42 (31%)
  • 40 mph12 (9%)
  • 50 mph26 (19%)
  • 60 mph48 (36%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway126 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant127 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (11%)
  • Pedestrian14 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist7 (3.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1510 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2029 (16%)
  • 21 to 2523 (12%)
  • 26 to 3535 (19%)
  • 36 to 4523 (12%)
  • 46 to 5522 (12%)
  • 56 to 6520 (11%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.9%)
  • Over 759 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider124 (67%)
  • Passenger47 (25%)
  • Pedestrian14 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car186 (76%)
  • Motorcycle24 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (2.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 2024.

Collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Forest of Dean in 2024

Cinderford East, Forest of Dean, GL14 2DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Forest of Dean in 2024, with 6 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 2024

The A48 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2024: 18, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48182313
2ndA4136101103
3rdB421581302
4thB422881302
5thB422671904
6thA4176900
7thA41515902
8thA404501
9thA4662300
10thB42162200
11thB42212200
12thB42342200
13thA4491100
14thB40281101
15thB42111200
16thB42241100
17thB42311100
18thM481100
19thM501301

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2024

Cinderford had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 2024: 8.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2024

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 2024: 31.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2024, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2024.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years