Forest Town road traffic accidents
Forest Town recorded 716 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 950 casualties. Of these collisions, 5 were fatal and 121 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 45% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 121
- Casualties
- 950
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 121
- Casualties
- 950
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Forest Town
Roads in Forest Town
Postcode districts in Forest Town
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Forest Town
Road collision statistics for Forest Town
Collisions recorded
716
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
950
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
5
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
121
17.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Forest Town
Collisions in Forest Town are most frequently recorded on a Friday (19.4% of the total), with 26.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
90.5% of recorded collisions in Forest Town happen on a single carriageway. Around 20.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Forest Town have produced 950 casualties. Pedestrians account for 13.2% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 70 collisions, Monday 105 collisions, Tuesday 110 collisions, Wednesday 100 collisions, Thursday 96 collisions, Friday 139 collisions, Saturday 96 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 528 collisions, Darkness 188 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 648 collisions, Roundabout 62 collisions, Dual carriageway 5 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 3 collisions, 30 mph 559 collisions, 40 mph 144 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 9 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 567 collisions, Raining no high winds 74 collisions, Unknown 25 collisions, Other 17 collisions, Raining + high winds 12 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 597 casualties, Passenger 228 casualties, Pedestrian 125 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Forest Town
How many road accidents have there been in Forest Town?
716 collisions have been recorded in Forest Town in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 950 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Forest Town were serious or fatal?
5 were fatal and 121 were serious — 17.6% of all recorded collisions in Forest Town resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Forest Town?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Forest Town, accounting for 19.4% of them, and 26.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Forest Town happen on?
90.5% of collisions in Forest Town are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Forest Town?
Pedestrians make up 13.2% of the 950 casualties recorded in Forest Town.
Is road safety in Forest Town getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Forest Town fell 45% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Forest Town come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Forest Town cover 1999 to 2025.