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Cinderford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 690 road traffic collisions in Cinderford, Forest of Dean, from 1979 to 2025, and 853 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 147 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
690
952nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
853
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
7 people killed
Serious collisions
147
164 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Cinderford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious14721%
  • Slight53778%

What the data shows

  • Cinderford had 87 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 107 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Cinderford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 107 children under 16 were killed or injured in Cinderford, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Cinderford.

Where Cinderford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
952nd
Most casualties
968th
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
875th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (13%)
  • Tuesday86 (12%)
  • Wednesday99 (14%)
  • Thursday97 (14%)
  • Friday130 (19%)
  • Saturday115 (17%)
  • Sunday74 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight500 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit145 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway661 (96%)
  • Roundabout14 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1%)
  • 30 mph523 (76%)
  • 40 mph82 (12%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph73 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds542 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant444 (52%)
  • Pedestrian190 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist140 (16%)
  • Cyclist41 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Cinderford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cinderford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Cinderford peaked at 31 in 1983; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202488
20231011
20221111
2021911
202067
20191010
201866
20171112
20161417
2015710
20141115
201377
201255
20111316
20101215
20091112
20081822
2007916
20061415
20052124
20041923
20031824
20021720
20011824
20002027
19991622
19981519
19971416
19961620
19951121
19941517
19931821
19921523
19912228
19901317
19891624
19881617
19871313
19862528
19851319
19842738
19833137
19821722
19812025
19802224
19792832

Map of recent crashes in Cinderford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Cinderford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Cinderford

The 24 most recent collisions in Cinderford happened between 30 October 2022 and 25 May 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Cinderford

The A4151 has the most collisions in Cinderford, 305 of 690 (44%), followed by the B4227 (57).

Collisions in Cinderford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4151305375377
2ndB42275771110
3rdA41365688012
4thB4226384707

Council area for Cinderford

Cinderford is in the Forest of Dean, where police recorded 10,073 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Cinderford accounts for 6.8% of them.

Postcode districts in Cinderford

Collisions in Cinderford were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by GL14 (599) and GL17 (91).