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Forest Town road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,348 road traffic collisions in Forest Town, Mansfield, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,771 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 263 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, down 52% on 2024 (29).

Collisions since 1979
1,348
614th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,771
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
16 people killed
Serious collisions
263
287 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
Down 52% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
16
Down 52% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Forest Town

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal161.2%
  • Serious26320%
  • Slight1,06979%

What the data shows

  • Forest Town had 195 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 290 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Forest Town were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 369 children under 16 were killed or injured in Forest Town, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Forest Town.

Where Forest Town ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
614th
Most casualties
597th
Most fatal collisions
588th
Most serious collisions
561st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday199 (15%)
  • Tuesday193 (14%)
  • Wednesday192 (14%)
  • Thursday188 (14%)
  • Friday248 (18%)
  • Saturday179 (13%)
  • Sunday149 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight950 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit375 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,296 (96%)
  • Roundabout44 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,037 (77%)
  • 40 mph262 (19%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph45 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,107 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds142 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded28 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant900 (51%)
  • Pedestrian320 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist237 (13%)
  • Cyclist154 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant54 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Forest Town road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Forest Town, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Forest Town peaked at 48 in 1985; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251416
20242933
20232326
20221518
20211316
20201218
20192127
20182637
20172134
20162125
20152433
20141316
20132737
20123135
20111926
20102537
20093440
20083044
20074668
20064156
20053044
20042938
20032946
20022433
20013442
20002230
19993239
19982936
19973037
19962029
19953046
19941618
19933549
19922429
19913238
19904054
19894556
19882942
19873743
19863338
19854861
19843848
19832728
19823542
19814058
19804671
19792934

Map of recent crashes in Forest Town

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Forest Town

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Forest Town

The 24 most recent collisions in Forest Town happened between 24 September 2024 and 28 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Forest Town

The B6030 has the most collisions in Forest Town, 559 of 1,348 (41%), followed by the A6117 (172).

Collisions in Forest Town on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB60305597308117
2ndA6117172259026
3rdA6113300

Council areas covering Forest Town

Collisions in Forest Town were recorded in 3 council areas. Mansfield has 1,018 of 1,348 (76%).

Collisions in Forest Town by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMansfield1,0181,3479193
2ndNewark and Sherwood325417770
3rdNottingham5700

Postcode districts in Forest Town

Collisions in Forest Town were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by NG19 (984) and NG21 (333).