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Gloucester road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 2004, and 467 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2003 (450), and casualties fell from 563.

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

Collisions in 2004
389
Down 14% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
467
Down 17% on 2003
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
8.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 2004

0.5% of collisions in Gloucester in 2004 were fatal and 8.2% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious328.2%
  • Slight35591%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious357.5%
  • Slight43092%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 389, down 14% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 389
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (12%)
  • Tuesday57 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (17%)
  • Thursday48 (12%)
  • Friday79 (20%)
  • Saturday48 (12%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (11%)
  • February27 (6.9%)
  • March31 (8%)
  • April25 (6.4%)
  • May24 (6.2%)
  • June26 (6.7%)
  • July32 (8.2%)
  • August43 (11%)
  • September38 (9.8%)
  • October22 (5.7%)
  • November38 (9.8%)
  • December40 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds327 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (75%)
  • Wet or damp92 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph299 (77%)
  • 40 mph45 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph14 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph19 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (16%)
  • Roundabout42 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (54%)
  • Pedestrian73 (16%)
  • Cyclist69 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1540 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2082 (18%)
  • 21 to 2562 (13%)
  • 26 to 3593 (20%)
  • 36 to 4551 (11%)
  • 46 to 5542 (9%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.1%)
  • Over 7514 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (68%)
  • Passenger76 (16%)
  • Pedestrian73 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car540 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle67 (9.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 2004.

Collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gloucester in 2004

Westgate, Gloucester, GL1 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gloucester in 2004, with 71 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 2004

The A38 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 2004: 50, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38506016
2ndA430455503
3rdA40365801
4thB4073263203
5thB4063171701
6thA417162510
7thB4072111500
8thB4008101300
9thA41732300
10thA43021100

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 2004

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 309.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 2004

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 2004: 153.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years