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Gloucester road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 306 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 2007, and 371 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2006 (345), and casualties fell from 442.

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

Collisions in 2007
306
Down 11% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
371
Down 16% on 2006
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 2007

1.3% of collisions in Gloucester in 2007 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious3511%
  • Slight26787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious359.4%
  • Slight33289%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 2007 is highlighted, with 306, down 11% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 306
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (18%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday43 (14%)
  • Friday61 (20%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday23 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.5%)
  • February22 (7.2%)
  • March31 (10%)
  • April24 (7.8%)
  • May38 (12%)
  • June23 (7.5%)
  • July22 (7.2%)
  • August24 (7.8%)
  • September28 (9.2%)
  • October27 (8.8%)
  • November21 (6.9%)
  • December17 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (74%)
  • Wet or damp77 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph225 (74%)
  • 40 mph58 (19%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph6 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway198 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (18%)
  • Roundabout36 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant199 (54%)
  • Cyclist59 (16%)
  • Pedestrian54 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2073 (20%)
  • 21 to 2535 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3562 (17%)
  • 36 to 4578 (21%)
  • 46 to 5535 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4%)
  • Over 755 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (72%)
  • Pedestrian54 (15%)
  • Passenger51 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car409 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (11%)
  • Motorcycle45 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 2007.

Collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gloucester in 2007

Westgate, Gloucester, GL1 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gloucester in 2007, with 58 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 2007

The A38 and A430 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 2007, with 45 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38455802
2ndA430455207
3rdB4073222701
4thA417162101
5thB4063161803
6thB4072151701
7thA40131700
8thB40087700
9thA41734500
10thA43012300

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 2007

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 253.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 2007

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 2007: 130.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years