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Gloucester road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 489 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 1988, and 584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1987 (415), and casualties rose from 480.

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

Collisions in 1988
489
Up 18% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
584
Up 22% on 1987
Fatal collisions
11
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 1988

2.2% of collisions in Gloucester in 1988 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious10822%
  • Slight37076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious12321%
  • Slight44977%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 489, up 18% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (16%)
  • Tuesday77 (16%)
  • Wednesday87 (18%)
  • Thursday69 (14%)
  • Friday79 (16%)
  • Saturday61 (12%)
  • Sunday39 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.8%)
  • February37 (7.6%)
  • March44 (9%)
  • April39 (8%)
  • May40 (8.2%)
  • June27 (5.5%)
  • July37 (7.6%)
  • August46 (9.4%)
  • September38 (7.8%)
  • October50 (10%)
  • November55 (11%)
  • December33 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds415 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry361 (74%)
  • Wet or damp123 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph368 (75%)
  • 40 mph87 (18%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph21 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway355 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (17%)
  • Roundabout44 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (23%)
  • Pedestrian96 (16%)
  • Cyclist77 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1551 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20170 (29%)
  • 21 to 2589 (15%)
  • 26 to 3572 (12%)
  • 36 to 4540 (6.8%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.3%)
  • Over 758 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (63%)
  • Passenger123 (21%)
  • Pedestrian96 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car615 (70%)
  • Motorcycle142 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (9%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 1988.

Collisions
188th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 1988

The A430 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 1988: 77, including 4 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4307789422
2ndA385566114
3rdA417506307
4thB4073384619
5thB4063232306
6thA40152212
7thB4072111101
8thA417351001
9thA43012201
10thA462401
11thA482200
12thB40082300
13thM52201
14thA40631300
15thB40281100

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 1988

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 430.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 1988

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 1988: 228.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 1988, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years