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Gloucester road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 2001, and 441 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2000 (360), and casualties fell from 463.

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

Collisions in 2001
352
Down 2% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
441
Down 5% on 2000
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
7.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 2001

0.6% of collisions in Gloucester in 2001 were fatal and 7.1% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious257.1%
  • Slight32592%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious276.1%
  • Slight41193%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 352, down 2% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday64 (18%)
  • Saturday52 (15%)
  • Sunday30 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.5%)
  • February32 (9.1%)
  • March24 (6.8%)
  • April24 (6.8%)
  • May30 (8.5%)
  • June27 (7.7%)
  • July33 (9.4%)
  • August31 (8.8%)
  • September32 (9.1%)
  • October25 (7.1%)
  • November30 (8.5%)
  • December34 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (7.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (75%)
  • Wet or damp86 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph272 (77%)
  • 40 mph50 (14%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph19 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (16%)
  • Roundabout45 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (54%)
  • Cyclist76 (17%)
  • Pedestrian52 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1539 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 2067 (15%)
  • 21 to 2555 (12%)
  • 26 to 3591 (21%)
  • 36 to 4566 (15%)
  • 46 to 5541 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.7%)
  • Over 756 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider297 (67%)
  • Passenger92 (21%)
  • Pedestrian52 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car495 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (11%)
  • Motorcycle49 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach24 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Gloucester

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Gloucester ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 2001.

Collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gloucester in 2001

Westgate, Gloucester, GL1 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gloucester in 2001, with 54 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 2001

The A38 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 2001: 59, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38597903
2ndA430445611
3rdB4063272903
4thA40263711
5thB4073131800
6thA417121402
7thB4072111701
8thB40086601
9thA41734400
10thA43013400
11thA43023601

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 2001

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 288.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 2001

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 2001: 126.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2001.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years