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Gloucester road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 391 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 2002, and 485 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2001 (352), and casualties rose from 441.

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

Collisions in 2002
391
Up 11% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
485
Up 10% on 2001
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
7.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 2002

0.8% of collisions in Gloucester in 2002 were fatal and 7.2% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious287.2%
  • Slight36092%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious306.2%
  • Slight45293%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 2002 is highlighted, with 391, up 11% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (17%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday66 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.4%)
  • February29 (7.4%)
  • March29 (7.4%)
  • April35 (9%)
  • May27 (6.9%)
  • June25 (6.4%)
  • July39 (10%)
  • August32 (8.2%)
  • September35 (9%)
  • October34 (8.7%)
  • November40 (10%)
  • December33 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (72%)
  • Wet or damp107 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1%)
  • 30 mph291 (74%)
  • 40 mph70 (18%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph10 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (18%)
  • Roundabout58 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (56%)
  • Pedestrian78 (16%)
  • Cyclist57 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1549 (10%)
  • 16 to 2080 (16%)
  • 21 to 2554 (11%)
  • 26 to 3585 (18%)
  • 36 to 4583 (17%)
  • 46 to 5545 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.9%)
  • Over 7510 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (65%)
  • Passenger94 (19%)
  • Pedestrian78 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car554 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle55 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach28 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 227 of them in 2002.

Collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gloucester in 2002

Westgate, Gloucester, GL1 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gloucester in 2002, with 50 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 2002

The A38 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 2002: 65, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38658913
2ndA430476004
3rdA40264202
4thB4063202000
5thB4073202900
6thA417192302
7thA4173101310
8thB40727901
9thB40086901
10thA43015600
11thA43024500

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 2002

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 327.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 2002

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 2002: 151.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years