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Gloucester road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 458 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 1979, and 559 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 202 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,273 collisions in Gloucester.

Collisions in 1979
458
Casualties in 1979
559
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
202
44% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 1979

1.5% of collisions in Gloucester in 1979 were fatal and 44% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious20244%
  • Slight24954%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious24844%
  • Slight30454%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 458.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025161206
2024200244
2023214268
2022179223
2021138173
2020127162
2019174215
2018164187
2017172219
2016195245
2015173205
2014160200
2013139168
2012223275
2011258330
2010223293
2009223287
2008285347
2007306371
2006345442
2005391467
2004389467
2003450563
2002391485
2001352441
2000360463
1999391487
1998382470
1997320419
1996328386
1995385475
1994374476
1993381479
1992422506
1991424519
1990437551
1989488597
1988489584
1987415480
1986423524
1985431537
1984498658
1983444524
1982491591
1981431526
1980469569
1979458559

When and where crashes happen in Gloucester in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (15%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (12%)
  • Thursday78 (17%)
  • Friday82 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (12%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (4.4%)
  • February28 (6.1%)
  • March38 (8.3%)
  • April34 (7.4%)
  • May40 (8.7%)
  • June34 (7.4%)
  • July23 (5%)
  • August49 (11%)
  • September41 (9%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November57 (12%)
  • December43 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit150 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds368 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (64%)
  • Wet or damp148 (32%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph371 (81%)
  • 40 mph58 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph27 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (10%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant193 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist155 (28%)
  • Pedestrian122 (22%)
  • Cyclist67 (12%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1038 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1545 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20174 (31%)
  • 21 to 2565 (12%)
  • 26 to 3570 (13%)
  • 36 to 4541 (7.3%)
  • 46 to 5533 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.8%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (57%)
  • Pedestrian122 (22%)
  • Passenger116 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car453 (59%)
  • Motorcycle163 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle25 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Gloucester

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gloucester ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 1979.

Collisions
217th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 1979

The A417 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 1979: 60, including 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4176069023
2ndB40735161022
3rdA384351421
4thA4303948119
5thA403545011
6thB4072111307
7thA417361204
8thB40082201
9thB40631100

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 1979

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 422.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 1979

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 1979: 220.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 1979, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years