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

Police recorded 293 road traffic collisions in Coleford, Forest of Dean, from 1979 to 2025, and 359 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 62 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, down from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
293
1,575th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
359
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
62
71 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Coleford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious6221%
  • Slight22677%

What the data shows

  • Coleford had 27 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 50 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Coleford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 65 children under 16 were killed or injured in Coleford, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Coleford.

Where Coleford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,575th
Most casualties
1,617th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,551st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (16%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (11%)
  • Friday53 (18%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (87%)
  • Roundabout22 (7.5%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph256 (87%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph17 (5.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (9.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant173 (48%)
  • Pedestrian76 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (20%)
  • Cyclist27 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Coleford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Coleford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Coleford peaked at 14 in 1985; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202455
202333
202211
202155
202023
201911
201856
201700
201611
201546
201445
201323
2012911
201156
201033
2009810
200856
200756
200655
200555
20041012
20031015
2002810
20011118
200044
199967
199879
199746
1996915
199547
19941112
199378
19921012
199178
199099
19891112
198856
1987910
198669
19851415
198466
198388
198277
1981910
19801220
197978

Map of recent crashes in Coleford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Coleford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Coleford

The 24 most recent collisions in Coleford happened between 1 July 2018 and 21 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Coleford

The B4228 has the most collisions in Coleford, 116 of 293 (40%), followed by the B4028 (53).

Collisions in Coleford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4228116139225
2ndB40285362116
3rdB4431263507

Council area for Coleford

Coleford is in the Forest of Dean, where police recorded 10,073 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Coleford accounts for 2.9% of them.

Postcode district for Coleford

All 293 collisions in Coleford were in the GL16 postcode district.