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Gloucester road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 320 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 1997, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1996 (328), and casualties rose from 386.

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

Collisions in 1997
320
Down 2% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
419
Up 9% on 1996
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
7.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 1997

0.6% of collisions in Gloucester in 1997 were fatal and 7.8% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious257.8%
  • Slight29392%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious307.2%
  • Slight38792%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 1997 is highlighted, with 320, down 2% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (17%)
  • Tuesday64 (20%)
  • Wednesday40 (13%)
  • Thursday39 (12%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (16%)
  • Sunday26 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5%)
  • February23 (7.2%)
  • March38 (12%)
  • April29 (9.1%)
  • May25 (7.8%)
  • June26 (8.1%)
  • July22 (6.9%)
  • August19 (5.9%)
  • September31 (9.7%)
  • October33 (10%)
  • November32 (10%)
  • December26 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (78%)
  • Wet or damp68 (21%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph232 (73%)
  • 40 mph57 (18%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph30 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (18%)
  • Roundabout33 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (56%)
  • Pedestrian75 (18%)
  • Cyclist59 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (6.7%)
  • 6 to 1032 (7.6%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2063 (15%)
  • 21 to 2548 (11%)
  • 26 to 3585 (20%)
  • 36 to 4543 (10%)
  • 46 to 5540 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.3%)
  • Over 7511 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (57%)
  • Passenger107 (26%)
  • Pedestrian75 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car443 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (10%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 1997.

Collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
341st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 1997

The A430 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 1997: 53, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA430537505
2ndA38466003
3rdB4073263802
4thA417182501
5thB4063141601
6thB4072141600
7thA40101401
8thB40084600
9thA41733600
10thA43012200
11thA43022200

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 1997

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 285.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 1997

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 1997: 146.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years