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Broadwell and Coalway road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
215
1,875th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
296
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
5 people killed
Serious collisions
44
50 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Broadwell and Coalway

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious4420%
  • Slight16778%

What the data shows

  • Broadwell and Coalway had 23 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 40 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Broadwell and Coalway were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 33 children under 16 were killed or injured in Broadwell and Coalway, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Broadwell and Coalway.

Where Broadwell and Coalway ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,875th
Most casualties
1,830th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,873rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (11%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday44 (20%)
  • Thursday23 (11%)
  • Friday36 (17%)
  • Saturday33 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight156 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph158 (73%)
  • 40 mph29 (13%)
  • 60 mph28 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds164 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (14%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant194 (66%)
  • Pedestrian35 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (11%)
  • Cyclist23 (7.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Broadwell and Coalway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broadwell and Coalway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Broadwell and Coalway peaked at 12 in 1990; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
2024511
202311
202211
202133
202034
201922
201811
201723
201645
201535
201422
201334
2012411
201123
20101015
200933
2008711
200733
200633
200599
2004712
200348
200299
200122
200059
199978
199822
199734
199637
199534
199469
199367
199257
1991716
19901213
19891115
198822
198733
198658
198555
19841011
198346
198256
1981912
198044
197945

Map of recent crashes in Broadwell and Coalway

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Broadwell and Coalway

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Broadwell and Coalway

The 24 most recent collisions in Broadwell and Coalway happened between 4 July 2015 and 12 February 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Broadwell and Coalway

The B4028 has the most collisions in Broadwell and Coalway, 60 of 215 (28%), followed by the B4432 (53).

Collisions in Broadwell and Coalway on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB40286096210
2ndB44325367212
3rdB4226406006
4thB44314400

Council area for Broadwell and Coalway

Broadwell and Coalway is in the Forest of Dean, where police recorded 10,073 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Broadwell and Coalway accounts for 2.1% of them.

Postcode district for Broadwell and Coalway

All 215 collisions in Broadwell and Coalway were in the GL16 postcode district.