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Gloucester road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 223 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 2009, and 287 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2008 (285), and casualties fell from 347.

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

Collisions in 2009
223
Down 22% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
287
Down 17% on 2008
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 2009

0.4% of collisions in Gloucester in 2009 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3013%
  • Slight19286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3412%
  • Slight25288%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 2009 is highlighted, with 223, down 22% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 223
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (16%)
  • Thursday40 (18%)
  • Friday43 (19%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday15 (6.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (9.9%)
  • February6 (2.7%)
  • March23 (10%)
  • April18 (8.1%)
  • May17 (7.6%)
  • June15 (6.7%)
  • July15 (6.7%)
  • August19 (8.5%)
  • September22 (9.9%)
  • October22 (9.9%)
  • November24 (11%)
  • December20 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (72%)
  • Wet or damp58 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph166 (74%)
  • 40 mph37 (17%)
  • 50 mph11 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (83%)
  • Roundabout22 (9.9%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant166 (58%)
  • Cyclist42 (15%)
  • Pedestrian42 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (7%)
  • 16 to 2047 (16%)
  • 21 to 2536 (13%)
  • 26 to 3555 (19%)
  • 36 to 4551 (18%)
  • 46 to 5527 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.8%)
  • Over 759 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider194 (68%)
  • Passenger51 (18%)
  • Pedestrian42 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car318 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (11%)
  • Motorcycle25 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 292 of them in 2009.

Collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gloucester in 2009

Westgate, Gloucester, GL1 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gloucester in 2009, with 40 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 2009

The A430 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 2009: 39, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA430394515
2ndA38345004
3rdB4073181904
4thA40141900
5thA41791302
6thB406381101
7thA43024500
8thB40084500
9thA41733401
10thB40722201

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 2009

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 187.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 2009

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 2009: 92.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2009.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years