Skip to main content
CrashStats

Gloucester road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 431 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 1981, and 526 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1980 (469), and casualties fell from 569.

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

Collisions in 1981
431
Down 8% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
526
Down 8% on 1980
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 1981

1.6% of collisions in Gloucester in 1981 were fatal and 42% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious18342%
  • Slight24156%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious20639%
  • Slight31360%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 1981 is highlighted, with 431, down 8% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (17%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday53 (12%)
  • Sunday45 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (9.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.4%)
  • February42 (9.7%)
  • March29 (6.7%)
  • April44 (10%)
  • May30 (7%)
  • June32 (7.4%)
  • July32 (7.4%)
  • August33 (7.7%)
  • September33 (7.7%)
  • October44 (10%)
  • November51 (12%)
  • December29 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (68%)
  • Wet or damp130 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph350 (81%)
  • 40 mph61 (14%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph17 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist176 (33%)
  • Car occupant156 (30%)
  • Pedestrian107 (20%)
  • Cyclist68 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1035 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1546 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20189 (36%)
  • 21 to 2552 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3554 (10%)
  • 36 to 4535 (6.7%)
  • 46 to 5536 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.6%)
  • Over 7512 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider328 (62%)
  • Pedestrian107 (20%)
  • Passenger91 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car394 (52%)
  • Motorcycle202 (27%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle27 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 1981.

Collisions
231st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 1981

The A417 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 1981: 50, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4175061121
2ndB40734352219
3rdA383850116
4thA4303439116
5thA403245014
6thB4072111802
7thA41737913
8thA41361100

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 1981

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 409.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 1981

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 1981: 212.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 1981, none were fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years