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Gloucester road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 345 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 2006, and 442 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2005 (391), and casualties fell from 467.

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

Collisions in 2006
345
Down 12% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
442
Down 5% on 2005
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
8.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 2006

0.6% of collisions in Gloucester in 2006 were fatal and 8.1% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious288.1%
  • Slight31591%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious296.6%
  • Slight41193%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 2006 is highlighted, with 345, down 12% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (17%)
  • Wednesday60 (17%)
  • Thursday60 (17%)
  • Friday57 (17%)
  • Saturday27 (7.8%)
  • Sunday32 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.3%)
  • February20 (5.8%)
  • March21 (6.1%)
  • April28 (8.1%)
  • May35 (10%)
  • June27 (7.8%)
  • July34 (9.9%)
  • August23 (6.7%)
  • September22 (6.4%)
  • October32 (9.3%)
  • November42 (12%)
  • December29 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (72%)
  • Wet or damp91 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph255 (74%)
  • 40 mph48 (14%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph14 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph14 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway234 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (14%)
  • Roundabout43 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant256 (58%)
  • Cyclist58 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (12%)
  • Pedestrian41 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2094 (21%)
  • 21 to 2542 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3584 (19%)
  • 36 to 4574 (17%)
  • 46 to 5542 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.2%)
  • Over 757 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (72%)
  • Passenger83 (19%)
  • Pedestrian41 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car477 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle57 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Gloucester ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 2006.

Collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gloucester in 2006

Westgate, Gloucester, GL1 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gloucester in 2006, with 51 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 2006

The A38 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 2006: 50, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38506317
2ndA430455207
3rdB4063232800
4thA40213012
5thB4073213001
6thA417192600
7thA417381600
8thA430281201
9thB407281100
10thB40086601
11thA43013300

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 2006

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 277.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 2006

GL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 2006: 124.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 2006, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Gloucester road accidents in other years