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Gloucester road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 498 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 1984, and 658 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1983 (444), and casualties rose from 524.

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

Collisions in 1984
498
Up 12% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
658
Up 26% on 1983
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 1984

1% of collisions in Gloucester in 1984 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious16233%
  • Slight33166%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious17727%
  • Slight47672%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 498, up 12% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (12%)
  • Wednesday70 (14%)
  • Thursday79 (16%)
  • Friday104 (21%)
  • Saturday75 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.2%)
  • February27 (5.4%)
  • March37 (7.4%)
  • April51 (10%)
  • May42 (8.4%)
  • June39 (7.8%)
  • July47 (9.4%)
  • August41 (8.2%)
  • September37 (7.4%)
  • October46 (9.2%)
  • November34 (6.8%)
  • December56 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight341 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit145 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds420 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (12%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry371 (74%)
  • Wet or damp125 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph380 (76%)
  • 40 mph77 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph19 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph21 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (17%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist193 (29%)
  • Pedestrian109 (17%)
  • Cyclist93 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1080 (12%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20199 (30%)
  • 21 to 2581 (12%)
  • 26 to 3565 (9.9%)
  • 36 to 4556 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5533 (5%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.5%)
  • Over 7512 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider388 (59%)
  • Passenger161 (24%)
  • Pedestrian109 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car520 (60%)
  • Motorcycle197 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 1984.

Collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
195th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
307th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 1984

The B4073 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 1984: 54, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB40735466017
2ndA405166018
3rdA384759111
4thA4174658117
5thA4304553215
6thB4072131704
7thA417371004
8thB40633301
9thB42152600
10thB40081100
11thB42281100

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 1984

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 440.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 1984

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 1984: 213.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 1984, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years