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GL18 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 969 road traffic collisions in the GL18 postcode district, Forest of Dean, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,408 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 255 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, up from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
969
2,217th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,408
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
21
21 people killed
Serious collisions
255
309 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
28
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for GL18

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal212.2%
  • Serious25526%
  • Slight69372%

What the data shows

  • GL18 had 111 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 145 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in GL18 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 113 children under 16 were killed or injured in GL18, 8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in GL18.

Where GL18 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,217th
Most casualties
2,194th
Most fatal collisions
2,133rd
Most serious collisions
2,123rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (14%)
  • Tuesday121 (12%)
  • Wednesday135 (14%)
  • Thursday139 (14%)
  • Friday180 (19%)
  • Saturday146 (15%)
  • Sunday113 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight708 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting192 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway888 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph208 (21%)
  • 40 mph43 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph132 (14%)
  • 60 mph516 (53%)
  • 70 mph68 (7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds793 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,040 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist164 (12%)
  • Pedestrian78 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant41 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist36 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

GL18 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in GL18, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in GL18 peaked at 39 in 1987; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251728
20241216
20231323
20221012
202145
20201114
20191019
2018812
20171421
20161218
20151420
20141116
20131016
20121417
2011713
20101624
20091722
20081724
20071822
20062135
20051722
20043142
20033651
20022333
20011927
20002640
19993045
19982132
19972536
19963042
19952637
19942539
19933247
19922636
19912736
19901726
19892427
19882848
19873958
19863447
19852636
19842632
19832849
19822438
19812336
19802534
19792535

Map of recent crashes in GL18

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in GL18

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in GL18

The 24 most recent collisions in GL18 happened between 28 June 2024 and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in GL18

The B4215 has the most collisions in GL18, 361 of 969 (37%), followed by the B4221 (130).

Collisions in GL18 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB421536157814107
2ndB4221130195139
3rdB4216100132321
4thM5067102022
5thB4222121502

Council areas covering GL18

Collisions in GL18 were recorded in 4 council areas. The Forest of Dean has 947 of 969 (98%).

Collisions in GL18 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stForest of Dean9471,37621250
2ndHerefordshire111403
3rdTewkesbury61102
4thMalvern Hills3400

Town in GL18

Of the 969 collisions in GL18, 197 (20%) were in Newent.