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Gloucester road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 424 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 1991, and 519 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1990 (437), and casualties fell from 551.

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

Collisions in 1991
424
Down 3% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
519
Down 6% on 1990
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 1991

1.7% of collisions in Gloucester in 1991 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious6515%
  • Slight35283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious6913%
  • Slight44385%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 1991 is highlighted, with 424, down 3% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (16%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.9%)
  • February21 (5%)
  • March27 (6.4%)
  • April36 (8.5%)
  • May38 (9%)
  • June40 (9.4%)
  • July41 (9.7%)
  • August36 (8.5%)
  • September36 (8.5%)
  • October32 (7.5%)
  • November44 (10%)
  • December31 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (6.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (62%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (4.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded70 (17%)

Road surface

  • Dry302 (71%)
  • Wet or damp109 (26%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph299 (71%)
  • 40 mph93 (22%)
  • 60 mph25 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway299 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (18%)
  • Roundabout42 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (54%)
  • Pedestrian95 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (13%)
  • Cyclist54 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20101 (19%)
  • 21 to 2597 (19%)
  • 26 to 3599 (19%)
  • 36 to 4559 (11%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.2%)
  • Over 7510 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (58%)
  • Passenger125 (24%)
  • Pedestrian95 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car566 (74%)
  • Motorcycle80 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 1991.

Collisions
214th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
258th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 1991

The A430 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 1991: 52, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA430526407
2ndA385170110
3rdA417435303
4thB4073273116
5thA40192211
6thB4072182202
7thB4063171802
8thA43016601
9thB40086800
10thA41735511
11thA430241412
12thA41351100

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 1991

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 366.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 1991

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 1991: 185.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years