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Blakeney (Forest of Dean) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 101 road traffic collisions in Blakeney, Forest of Dean, from 1979 to 2025, and 138 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
101
2,823rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
138
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
24
31 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Blakeney

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious2424%
  • Slight7675%

What the data shows

  • Blakeney had 13 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 19 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Blakeney were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 10 children under 16 were killed or injured in Blakeney, 7.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in Blakeney.

Where Blakeney ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,823rd
Most casualties
2,752nd
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,570th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (8.9%)
  • Tuesday15 (15%)
  • Wednesday16 (16%)
  • Thursday14 (14%)
  • Friday13 (13%)
  • Saturday19 (19%)
  • Sunday15 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight64 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway98 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph59 (58%)
  • 40 mph10 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (2%)
  • 60 mph30 (30%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds75 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other3 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant92 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (15%)
  • Pedestrian11 (8%)
  • Cyclist4 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Blakeney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blakeney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Blakeney peaked at 7 in 1990; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202422
202311
202233
202111
202011
201949
201800
201700
201600
201500
201411
201312
201211
201133
201022
200913
200834
200734
200645
200522
200433
200312
200200
200145
200068
199936
199847
199735
199611
199511
199433
199348
199257
199111
1990710
198935
198834
198723
198633
198500
198411
198300
198233
198111
198034
197922

Map of recent crashes in Blakeney

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Blakeney

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Blakeney

The 24 most recent collisions in Blakeney happened between 2 June 2008 and 14 May 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Blakeney

The A48 has the most collisions in Blakeney, 53 of 101 (52%), followed by the B4431 (3).

Collisions in Blakeney on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA485369112
2ndB44313301

Council area for Blakeney

Blakeney is in the Forest of Dean, where police recorded 10,073 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Blakeney accounts for 1% of them.

Postcode district for Blakeney

All 101 collisions in Blakeney were in the GL15 postcode district.