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Forest of Dean road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 103 road traffic collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2025, and 149 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2024 (134), and casualties fell from 185.

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

Collisions in 2025
103
Down 23% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
149
Down 19% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
27% of collisions

Crash severity in the Forest of Dean in 2025

4.9% of collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2025 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3% and 25% in the Forest of Dean from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal54.9%
  • Serious2827%
  • Slight7068%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal53.4%
  • Serious3221%
  • Slight11275%

Forest of Dean road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 299 in 1986. 2025 is highlighted, with 103, down 23% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 103
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday16 (16%)
  • Wednesday18 (17%)
  • Thursday15 (15%)
  • Friday16 (16%)
  • Saturday16 (16%)
  • Sunday12 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (6.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5921 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (8.7%)
  • February11 (11%)
  • March9 (8.7%)
  • April7 (6.8%)
  • May12 (12%)
  • June4 (3.9%)
  • July9 (8.7%)
  • August10 (9.7%)
  • September9 (8.7%)
  • October10 (9.7%)
  • November8 (7.8%)
  • December5 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight74 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds89 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (6.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1%)
  • Other2 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry78 (76%)
  • Wet or damp21 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1%)
  • 30 mph23 (22%)
  • 40 mph14 (14%)
  • 50 mph24 (23%)
  • 60 mph39 (38%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway99 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant104 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (11%)
  • Pedestrian11 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist3 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 153 (2%)
  • 16 to 2029 (19%)
  • 21 to 2515 (10%)
  • 26 to 3523 (15%)
  • 36 to 4518 (12%)
  • 46 to 5519 (13%)
  • 56 to 6517 (11%)
  • 66 to 7511 (7.4%)
  • Over 7510 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider106 (71%)
  • Passenger32 (21%)
  • Pedestrian11 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car125 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (13%)
  • Motorcycle17 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.7%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Forest of Dean in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Forest of Dean had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 2025.

Collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Forest of Dean in 2025

Tidenham, Forest of Dean, NP16 7EA area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Forest of Dean in 2025, with 5 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the Forest of Dean with the most crashes in 2025

The B4215 had the most collisions in the Forest of Dean in 2025: 12, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Forest of Dean, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4215122116
2ndA48111602
3rdA413691216
4thA41771103
5thB422861001
6thB42215701
7thA41514501
8thB42264811
9thB42344401
10thM504400
11thB42113601
12thB42313300
13thA402200
14thA4491200
15thB40281100
16thB42081301
17thB42271100

Towns in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2025

Lydney had the most collisions of any town in the Forest of Dean in 2025: 7.

Postcode districts in the Forest of Dean: crashes in 2025

GL15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Forest of Dean in 2025: 23.

Latest crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in the Forest of Dean in 2025, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2025.

Severity

Forest of Dean road accidents in other years