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Gloucester road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 382 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 1998, and 470 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 1997 (320), and casualties rose from 419.

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

Collisions in 1998
382
Up 19% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
470
Up 12% on 1997
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
6.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 1998

0.5% of collisions in Gloucester in 1998 were fatal and 6.3% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious246.3%
  • Slight35693%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious306.4%
  • Slight43893%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 382, up 19% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (16%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (12%)
  • Friday74 (19%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday33 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.6%)
  • February24 (6.3%)
  • March28 (7.3%)
  • April26 (6.8%)
  • May34 (8.9%)
  • June34 (8.9%)
  • July31 (8.1%)
  • August31 (8.1%)
  • September42 (11%)
  • October35 (9.2%)
  • November30 (7.9%)
  • December38 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight288 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds322 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (76%)
  • Wet or damp92 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph285 (75%)
  • 40 mph51 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph42 (11%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (69%)
  • Roundabout53 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (50%)
  • Pedestrian81 (17%)
  • Cyclist74 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4%)
  • 11 to 1541 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 2062 (13%)
  • 21 to 2558 (12%)
  • 26 to 35102 (22%)
  • 36 to 4570 (15%)
  • 46 to 5550 (11%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.6%)
  • Over 756 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (61%)
  • Passenger104 (22%)
  • Pedestrian81 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car513 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (11%)
  • Motorcycle45 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach30 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Gloucester

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How Gloucester ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 250 of them in 1998.

Collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 1998

The A38 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 1998: 57, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38577103
2ndA430466503
3rdA417212613
4thB4073212701
5thA40172300
6thB4072171901
7thB4063101100
8thB400881200
9thA43015700
10thA41734400
11thA43024601

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 1998

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 323.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 1998

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 1998: 160.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 1998, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years