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Gloucester road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 328 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 1996, and 386 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1995 (385), and casualties fell from 475.

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

Collisions in 1996
328
Down 15% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
386
Down 19% on 1995
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 1996

0.6% of collisions in Gloucester in 1996 were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious319.5%
  • Slight29590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious318%
  • Slight35391%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 328, down 15% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996: 328
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (16%)
  • Wednesday55 (17%)
  • Thursday56 (17%)
  • Friday49 (15%)
  • Saturday41 (13%)
  • Sunday26 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.8%)
  • February20 (6.1%)
  • March22 (6.7%)
  • April26 (7.9%)
  • May30 (9.1%)
  • June23 (7%)
  • July32 (9.8%)
  • August21 (6.4%)
  • September22 (6.7%)
  • October44 (13%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December33 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (77%)
  • Wet or damp73 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph221 (67%)
  • 40 mph73 (22%)
  • 60 mph33 (10%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (15%)
  • Roundabout44 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (52%)
  • Pedestrian72 (19%)
  • Cyclist59 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1540 (10%)
  • 16 to 2061 (16%)
  • 21 to 2551 (13%)
  • 26 to 3569 (18%)
  • 36 to 4548 (12%)
  • 46 to 5541 (11%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.6%)
  • Over 7510 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider229 (59%)
  • Passenger85 (22%)
  • Pedestrian72 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car438 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (10%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 288 of them in 1996.

Collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 1996

The A38 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 1996: 49, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38496215
2ndA430334003
3rdB4073283302
4thA417172202
5thB4063141500
6thA40111211
7thA41735500
8thA43024400
9thB40724602
10thB40083301
11thA43011201

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 1996

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 286.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 1996

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 1996: 130.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years