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Gloucester road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 437 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 1990, and 551 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1989 (488), and casualties fell from 597.

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

Collisions in 1990
437
Down 10% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
551
Down 8% on 1989
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 1990

1.1% of collisions in Gloucester in 1990 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious7617%
  • Slight35681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious9117%
  • Slight45583%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 1990 is highlighted, with 437, down 10% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (16%)
  • Thursday54 (12%)
  • Friday80 (18%)
  • Saturday68 (16%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.3%)
  • February40 (9.2%)
  • March29 (6.6%)
  • April44 (10%)
  • May34 (7.8%)
  • June41 (9.4%)
  • July40 (9.2%)
  • August25 (5.7%)
  • September39 (8.9%)
  • October38 (8.7%)
  • November35 (8%)
  • December40 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (3.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry341 (78%)
  • Wet or damp93 (21%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph328 (75%)
  • 40 mph70 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph26 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (19%)
  • Roundabout39 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (47%)
  • Pedestrian102 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (17%)
  • Cyclist68 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1034 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20119 (22%)
  • 21 to 2592 (17%)
  • 26 to 35111 (20%)
  • 36 to 4539 (7.1%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.4%)
  • Over 7512 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider320 (58%)
  • Passenger129 (23%)
  • Pedestrian102 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car562 (71%)
  • Motorcycle97 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 1990.

Collisions
236th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 1990

The A430 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 1990: 61, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4306175113
2ndA385571010
3rdA417415929
4thB4073344826
5thB4063273406
6thB4072202300
7thA40171903
8thA43015500
9thA41733400
10thA41361100
11thA4191100
12thB46341300

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 1990

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 375.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 1990

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 1990: 210.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 1990, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1990.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years