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Gloucester road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 488 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 1989, and 597 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1988 (489), and casualties rose from 584.

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

Collisions in 1989
488
Level with 1988
Casualties in 1989
597
Up 2% on 1988
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 1989

0.8% of collisions in Gloucester in 1989 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious7115%
  • Slight41385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious7613%
  • Slight51787%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 488, level with 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday79 (16%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (14%)
  • Friday88 (18%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday48 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.2%)
  • February42 (8.6%)
  • March34 (7%)
  • April29 (5.9%)
  • May34 (7%)
  • June44 (9%)
  • July41 (8.4%)
  • August41 (8.4%)
  • September40 (8.2%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November50 (10%)
  • December44 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds409 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (10%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry385 (79%)
  • Wet or damp100 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph362 (74%)
  • 40 mph78 (16%)
  • 60 mph29 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph19 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (19%)
  • Roundabout42 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant289 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (20%)
  • Pedestrian101 (17%)
  • Cyclist64 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20132 (22%)
  • 21 to 2589 (15%)
  • 26 to 35114 (19%)
  • 36 to 4567 (11%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.2%)
  • Over 7513 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (62%)
  • Passenger127 (21%)
  • Pedestrian101 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car610 (69%)
  • Motorcycle136 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 1989.

Collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
234th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 1989

The A430 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 1989: 81, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4308191014
2ndA38536917
3rdA417414803
4thA40324003
5thB4073293203
6thB4063283714
7thB4072151800
8thA41736810
9thA43015501
10thB40083300
11thM53700
12thB42151100

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 1989

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 419.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 1989

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 1989: 232.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 1989, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years