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Gloucester road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 444 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 1983, and 524 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1982 (491), and casualties fell from 591.

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

Collisions in 1983
444
Down 10% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
524
Down 11% on 1982
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 1983

0.7% of collisions in Gloucester in 1983 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious14032%
  • Slight30168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious15329%
  • Slight36870%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 444, down 10% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 444
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (11%)
  • Wednesday74 (17%)
  • Thursday81 (18%)
  • Friday83 (19%)
  • Saturday70 (16%)
  • Sunday30 (6.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (10%)
  • February31 (7%)
  • March27 (6.1%)
  • April30 (6.8%)
  • May44 (9.9%)
  • June39 (8.8%)
  • July33 (7.4%)
  • August39 (8.8%)
  • September36 (8.1%)
  • October31 (7%)
  • November37 (8.3%)
  • December52 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (61%)
  • Dark, street lights lit163 (37%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds368 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry315 (71%)
  • Wet or damp126 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph352 (79%)
  • 40 mph61 (14%)
  • 60 mph24 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (10%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist183 (35%)
  • Car occupant144 (27%)
  • Pedestrian98 (19%)
  • Cyclist79 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1548 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20185 (35%)
  • 21 to 2560 (11%)
  • 26 to 3558 (11%)
  • 36 to 4555 (10%)
  • 46 to 5523 (4.4%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider331 (63%)
  • Pedestrian98 (19%)
  • Passenger95 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car438 (57%)
  • Motorcycle188 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Gloucester

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gloucester ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 1983.

Collisions
207th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
176th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 1983

The B4073 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 1983: 63, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB40736368018
2ndA4173940011
3rdA383848015
4thA4303335010
5thA40303519
6thB4072131304
7thA41736903
8thB40083300
9thM531101
10thB40631101

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 1983

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 410.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 1983

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 1983: 212.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 1983, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years