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Gloucester road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 423 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 1986, and 524 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1985 (431), and casualties fell from 537.

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

Collisions in 1986
423
Down 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
524
Down 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 1986

0.9% of collisions in Gloucester in 1986 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious12429%
  • Slight29570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious14828%
  • Slight37271%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 423, down 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8%)
  • February25 (5.9%)
  • March32 (7.6%)
  • April36 (8.5%)
  • May43 (10%)
  • June40 (9.5%)
  • July34 (8%)
  • August33 (7.8%)
  • September33 (7.8%)
  • October40 (9.5%)
  • November41 (9.7%)
  • December32 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds358 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (15%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (73%)
  • Wet or damp110 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph324 (77%)
  • 40 mph79 (19%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (12%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.2%)
  • 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 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (26%)
  • Pedestrian96 (18%)
  • Cyclist80 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (4%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20160 (31%)
  • 21 to 2569 (13%)
  • 26 to 3571 (14%)
  • 36 to 4553 (10%)
  • 46 to 5521 (4%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.4%)
  • Over 7511 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (62%)
  • Passenger103 (20%)
  • Pedestrian96 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car499 (65%)
  • Motorcycle147 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (11%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 1986.

Collisions
238th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
195th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 1986

The B4073 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 1986: 49, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB40734957012
2ndA384755015
3rdA4173943111
4thA4303844010
5thA403143112
6thB4072141901
7thA417351203
8thA41101
9thA41511100
10thA43001100
11thA461401
12thM51200
13thM501601

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 1986

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 402.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 1986

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 1986: 193.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 1986, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years