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Gloucester road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 415 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 1987, and 480 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1986 (423), and casualties fell from 524.

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

Collisions in 1987
415
Down 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
480
Down 8% on 1986
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 1987

1.7% of collisions in Gloucester in 1987 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious10826%
  • Slight30072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious11624%
  • Slight35774%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 1987 is highlighted, with 415, down 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987: 415
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (12%)
  • Wednesday64 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (17%)
  • Friday73 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.8%)
  • February23 (5.5%)
  • March34 (8.2%)
  • April28 (6.7%)
  • May40 (9.6%)
  • June40 (9.6%)
  • July35 (8.4%)
  • August42 (10%)
  • September32 (7.7%)
  • October45 (11%)
  • November38 (9.2%)
  • December34 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (4.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (14%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry287 (69%)
  • Wet or damp124 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph324 (78%)
  • 40 mph55 (13%)
  • 60 mph21 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway329 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (13%)
  • Roundabout30 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant155 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (28%)
  • Pedestrian104 (22%)
  • Cyclist79 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1025 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20130 (27%)
  • 21 to 2589 (19%)
  • 26 to 3559 (12%)
  • 36 to 4539 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4%)
  • Over 7514 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (64%)
  • Pedestrian104 (22%)
  • Passenger69 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car459 (64%)
  • Motorcycle142 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 1987.

Collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 1987

The A430 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 1987: 65, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4306575020
2ndA38435618
3rdA417394218
4thB4063293619
5thB4073283008
6thB4072242406
7thA40122102
8thA41736704
9thA481100
10thB40081100
11thB42241101

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 1987

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 375.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 1987

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 1987: 195.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 1987, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years