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Gloucester road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 450 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 2003, and 563 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2002 (391), and casualties rose from 485.

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

Collisions in 2003
450
Up 15% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
563
Up 16% on 2002
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 2003

0.2% of collisions in Gloucester in 2003 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight39788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious559.8%
  • Slight50790%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 2003 is highlighted, with 450, up 15% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday70 (16%)
  • Wednesday78 (17%)
  • Thursday55 (12%)
  • Friday78 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9.8%)
  • February39 (8.7%)
  • March26 (5.8%)
  • April32 (7.1%)
  • May38 (8.4%)
  • June41 (9.1%)
  • July40 (8.9%)
  • August33 (7.3%)
  • September38 (8.4%)
  • October42 (9.3%)
  • November45 (10%)
  • December32 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds387 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry352 (78%)
  • Wet or damp94 (21%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph363 (81%)
  • 40 mph57 (13%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph9 (2%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (18%)
  • Roundabout65 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant319 (57%)
  • Pedestrian82 (15%)
  • Cyclist74 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2074 (13%)
  • 21 to 2568 (12%)
  • 26 to 35111 (20%)
  • 36 to 4588 (16%)
  • 46 to 5571 (13%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.6%)
  • Over 7520 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (67%)
  • Passenger104 (18%)
  • Pedestrian82 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car634 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (9%)
  • Motorcycle69 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 2003.

Collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gloucester in 2003

Westgate, Gloucester, GL1 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gloucester in 2003, with 78 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 2003

The A38 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 2003: 68, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38689308
2ndA430678807
3rdB4073293713
4thA40273301
5thA417222705
6thB4063141702
7thB4072111303
8thB40089902
9thA41736800
10thA43013301
11thA43023500

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 2003

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 376.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 2003

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 2003: 175.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years