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Gloucester road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 391 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 2005, and 467 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2004 (389), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2005
391
Up 1% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
467
Level with 2004
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
8.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 2005

0.8% of collisions in Gloucester in 2005 were fatal and 8.2% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious328.2%
  • Slight35691%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious367.7%
  • Slight42892%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 2005 is highlighted, with 391, up 1% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 391
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (18%)
  • Tuesday48 (12%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.4%)
  • February26 (6.6%)
  • March27 (6.9%)
  • April34 (8.7%)
  • May37 (9.5%)
  • June40 (10%)
  • July35 (9%)
  • August29 (7.4%)
  • September28 (7.2%)
  • October30 (7.7%)
  • November45 (12%)
  • December31 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry287 (73%)
  • Wet or damp99 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph280 (72%)
  • 40 mph64 (16%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph21 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (21%)
  • Roundabout47 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (55%)
  • Cyclist71 (15%)
  • Pedestrian64 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2087 (19%)
  • 21 to 2565 (14%)
  • 26 to 3575 (16%)
  • 36 to 4569 (15%)
  • 46 to 5553 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.4%)
  • Over 758 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (67%)
  • Passenger88 (19%)
  • Pedestrian64 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car540 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle57 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Gloucester ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 2005.

Collisions
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gloucester in 2005

Westgate, Gloucester, GL1 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gloucester in 2005, with 67 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 2005

The A38 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 2005: 65, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38657416
2ndA430434806
3rdA40314310
4thB4063283803
5thB4073243001
6thA417223101
7thB4072111202
8thA43028901
9thB40086601
10thA43015700
11thA41733400

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 2005

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 314.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 2005

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 2005: 161.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 2005, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2005.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years