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Gloucester road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 431 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 1985, and 537 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1984 (498), and casualties fell from 658.

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

Collisions in 1985
431
Down 13% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
537
Down 18% on 1984
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 1985

1.2% of collisions in Gloucester in 1985 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious12830%
  • Slight29869%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious14627%
  • Slight38672%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 1985 is highlighted, with 431, down 13% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (16%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday68 (16%)
  • Friday65 (15%)
  • Saturday71 (16%)
  • Sunday38 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.4%)
  • February21 (4.9%)
  • March33 (7.7%)
  • April25 (5.8%)
  • May41 (9.5%)
  • June45 (10%)
  • July33 (7.7%)
  • August41 (9.5%)
  • September37 (8.6%)
  • October30 (7%)
  • November59 (14%)
  • December30 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (68%)
  • Wet or damp123 (29%)
  • Snow7 (1.6%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph337 (78%)
  • 40 mph70 (16%)
  • 60 mph15 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway336 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (13%)
  • Roundabout34 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (28%)
  • Pedestrian93 (17%)
  • Cyclist82 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1547 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20170 (32%)
  • 21 to 2576 (14%)
  • 26 to 3581 (15%)
  • 36 to 4558 (11%)
  • 46 to 5528 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2%)
  • Over 7510 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (65%)
  • Passenger94 (18%)
  • Pedestrian93 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car468 (61%)
  • Motorcycle157 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 1985.

Collisions
226th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
198th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 1985

The A38 and A417 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 1985, with 51 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA385166218
2ndA4175167014
3rdA404259014
4thB40733946012
5thA4303441011
6thB4072151706
7thA41734400

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 1985

Gloucester had 415 collisions in 1985.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 1985

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 1985: 211.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 1985, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years