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Gloucester road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 285 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 2008, and 347 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2007 (306), and casualties fell from 371.

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

Collisions in 2008
285
Down 7% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
347
Down 6% on 2007
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 2008

0.4% of collisions in Gloucester in 2008 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3211%
  • Slight25288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious339.5%
  • Slight31390%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 285, down 7% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 285
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (17%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday53 (19%)
  • Saturday30 (11%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (11%)
  • February29 (10%)
  • March15 (5.3%)
  • April16 (5.6%)
  • May24 (8.4%)
  • June23 (8.1%)
  • July26 (9.1%)
  • August19 (6.7%)
  • September27 (9.5%)
  • October29 (10%)
  • November21 (7.4%)
  • December26 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (76%)
  • Wet or damp66 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph205 (72%)
  • 40 mph68 (24%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (13%)
  • Roundabout31 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (56%)
  • Cyclist56 (16%)
  • Pedestrian48 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2072 (21%)
  • 21 to 2552 (15%)
  • 26 to 3551 (15%)
  • 36 to 4552 (15%)
  • 46 to 5538 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4%)
  • Over 7511 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (71%)
  • Passenger53 (15%)
  • Pedestrian48 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car399 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (11%)
  • Motorcycle37 (7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 2008.

Collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gloucester in 2008

Westgate, Gloucester, GL1 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gloucester in 2008, with 47 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 2008

The A430 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 2008: 44, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA430446205
2ndA38375203
3rdA40181902
4thB4073151815
5thA417141801
6thB40638900
7thB40087801
8thA43025900
9thB40725500
10thA41732200

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 2008

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 235.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 2008

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 2008: 108.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 2008, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years