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Gloucester road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 469 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 1980, and 569 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 192 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1979 (458), and casualties rose from 559.

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

Collisions in 1980
469
Up 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
569
Up 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
192
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 1980

0.6% of collisions in Gloucester in 1980 were fatal and 41% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious19241%
  • Slight27458%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious21638%
  • Slight35062%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 469, up 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (12%)
  • Thursday81 (17%)
  • Friday90 (19%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9%)
  • February38 (8.1%)
  • March35 (7.5%)
  • April49 (10%)
  • May38 (8.1%)
  • June40 (8.5%)
  • July34 (7.2%)
  • August27 (5.8%)
  • September28 (6%)
  • October56 (12%)
  • November34 (7.2%)
  • December48 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight323 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit139 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds376 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry320 (68%)
  • Wet or damp141 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph378 (81%)
  • 40 mph70 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph19 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (11%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist210 (37%)
  • Car occupant150 (26%)
  • Pedestrian96 (17%)
  • Cyclist79 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (4%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1032 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1550 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20173 (30%)
  • 21 to 2562 (11%)
  • 26 to 3566 (12%)
  • 36 to 4544 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.4%)
  • Over 7515 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (66%)
  • Passenger97 (17%)
  • Pedestrian96 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car413 (50%)
  • Motorcycle228 (28%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle25 (3%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Gloucester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gloucester ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 1980.

Collisions
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
227th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
336th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 1980

The A38 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 1980: 55, including 1 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA385563126
2ndB40734757119
3rdA4304349015
4thA4174060016
5thA403947015
6thB407281005
7thA41735702
8thM51100

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 1980

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 445.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 1980

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 1980: 236.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 1980, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years