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Gloucester road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 223 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 2010, and 293 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2009, and casualties rose from 287.

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

Collisions in 2010
223
Level with 2009
Casualties in 2010
293
Up 2% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 2010

0.4% of collisions in Gloucester in 2010 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious229.9%
  • Slight20090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious227.5%
  • Slight27092%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 2010 is highlighted, with 223, level with 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (13%)
  • Wednesday29 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (16%)
  • Friday37 (17%)
  • Saturday33 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.7%)
  • February23 (10%)
  • March18 (8.1%)
  • April22 (9.9%)
  • May18 (8.1%)
  • June24 (11%)
  • July20 (9%)
  • August6 (2.7%)
  • September20 (9%)
  • October23 (10%)
  • November21 (9.4%)
  • December13 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight184 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (17%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds190 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (7.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (70%)
  • Wet or damp56 (25%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.1%)
  • Snow4 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph166 (74%)
  • 40 mph44 (20%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (17%)
  • Roundabout25 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant153 (52%)
  • Cyclist48 (16%)
  • Pedestrian42 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (7.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2048 (16%)
  • 21 to 2544 (15%)
  • 26 to 3549 (17%)
  • 36 to 4538 (13%)
  • 46 to 5540 (14%)
  • 56 to 6524 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.4%)
  • Over 7510 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (65%)
  • Passenger60 (20%)
  • Pedestrian42 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car310 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (12%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 2010.

Collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gloucester in 2010

Westgate, Gloucester, GL1 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gloucester in 2010, with 37 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 2010

The A38 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 2010: 30, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38304104
2ndA430223002
3rdA40152700
4thB4063121702
5thB4072111501
6thB4073111900
7thA4175700
8thB40085601
9thA43022300
10thA41731200

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 2010

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 173.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 2010

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 2010: 73.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years