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GL17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,423 road traffic collisions in the GL17 postcode district, Forest of Dean, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,042 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 42 were fatal and 342 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 11 collisions, down from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,423
1,999th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,042
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
42
45 people killed
Serious collisions
342
430 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
11
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for GL17

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal423%
  • Serious34224%
  • Slight1,03973%

What the data shows

  • GL17 had 142 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 255 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in GL17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 172 children under 16 were killed or injured in GL17, 8.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in GL17.

Where GL17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,999th
Most casualties
1,989th
Most fatal collisions
1,433rd
Most serious collisions
1,903rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday181 (13%)
  • Tuesday209 (15%)
  • Wednesday165 (12%)
  • Thursday196 (14%)
  • Friday236 (17%)
  • Saturday234 (16%)
  • Sunday202 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,008 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting229 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown42 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,385 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph366 (26%)
  • 40 mph202 (14%)
  • 50 mph90 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph763 (54%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,083 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds203 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist19 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,433 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist288 (14%)
  • Pedestrian139 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant50 (2.4%)
  • Cyclist48 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)38 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

GL17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in GL17, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in GL17 peaked at 52 in 1979; 2025 had 11.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 11
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251115
20241619
20232343
20221319
20211719
20201215
20191620
20181220
20171421
2016813
20151938
20142037
20131625
20122734
20112430
20102635
20093146
20082941
20072939
20063444
20052641
20044159
20033953
20024264
20014771
20004056
19993648
19982432
19973146
19962943
19953751
19943354
19933749
19924277
19914867
19902739
19893959
19882938
19873042
19864765
19853140
19843655
19834856
19823960
19814759
19804975
19795270

Map of recent crashes in GL17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in GL17

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in GL17

The 24 most recent collisions in GL17 happened between 27 February 2024 and 17 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in GL17

The A4136 has the most collisions in GL17, 660 of 1,423 (46%), followed by the A40 (99).

Collisions in GL17 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41366601,01025155
2ndA4099150521
3rdB423477103316
4thB42245788111
5thB42273645113
6thA4151304006
7thB4228213117

Council areas covering GL17

Collisions in GL17 were recorded in 3 council areas. The Forest of Dean has 1,407 of 1,423 (99%).

Collisions in GL17 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stForest of Dean1,4072,02041338
2ndHerefordshire131913
3rdGloucester3301

Towns in GL17

Collisions in GL17 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Mitcheldean (153) and Cinderford (91).