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Gloucester road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 491 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 1982, and 591 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 179 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1981 (431), and casualties rose from 526.

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

Collisions in 1982
491
Up 14% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
591
Up 12% on 1981
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
179
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 1982

1% of collisions in Gloucester in 1982 were fatal and 36% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious17936%
  • Slight30763%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious20134%
  • Slight38565%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 491, up 14% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (11%)
  • Tuesday65 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday91 (19%)
  • Friday97 (20%)
  • Saturday73 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5.7%)
  • February31 (6.3%)
  • March32 (6.5%)
  • April40 (8.1%)
  • May36 (7.3%)
  • June51 (10%)
  • July35 (7.1%)
  • August42 (8.6%)
  • September46 (9.4%)
  • October68 (14%)
  • November47 (9.6%)
  • December35 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds387 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry336 (68%)
  • Wet or damp152 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph389 (79%)
  • 40 mph76 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph20 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph5 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway401 (82%)
  • Roundabout44 (9%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist231 (39%)
  • Car occupant144 (24%)
  • Pedestrian101 (17%)
  • Cyclist84 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1549 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20227 (38%)
  • 21 to 2583 (14%)
  • 26 to 3562 (10%)
  • 36 to 4545 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5531 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.4%)
  • Over 7511 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider401 (68%)
  • Pedestrian101 (17%)
  • Passenger89 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car461 (52%)
  • Motorcycle242 (27%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle22 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 1982.

Collisions
202nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
316th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 1982

The B4073 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 1982: 60, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB40736077121
2ndA4174962115
3rdA384757015
4thA403651014
5thA4303236012
6thB4072111213
7thA4173101105
8thB40081101
9thB42281101

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 1982

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 459.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 1982

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 1982: 233.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 1982, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years