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Gloucester road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 173 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 2015, and 205 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2014 (160), and casualties rose from 200.

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

Collisions in 2015
173
Up 8% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
205
Up 3% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 2015

1.2% of collisions in Gloucester in 2015 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious3721%
  • Slight13477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3819%
  • Slight16580%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 173, up 8% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 173
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (18%)
  • Tuesday22 (13%)
  • Wednesday30 (17%)
  • Thursday32 (18%)
  • Friday30 (17%)
  • Saturday12 (6.9%)
  • Sunday16 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (9.2%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.8%)
  • February10 (5.8%)
  • March10 (5.8%)
  • April16 (9.2%)
  • May13 (7.5%)
  • June16 (9.2%)
  • July10 (5.8%)
  • August18 (10%)
  • September23 (13%)
  • October22 (13%)
  • November15 (8.7%)
  • December10 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry136 (79%)
  • Wet or damp31 (18%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph118 (68%)
  • 40 mph36 (21%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph6 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway108 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (21%)
  • Roundabout23 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant101 (49%)
  • Cyclist44 (21%)
  • Pedestrian29 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2022 (11%)
  • 21 to 2531 (15%)
  • 26 to 3535 (17%)
  • 36 to 4534 (17%)
  • 46 to 5532 (16%)
  • 56 to 6512 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.4%)
  • Over 7510 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (72%)
  • Passenger29 (14%)
  • Pedestrian29 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car230 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (14%)
  • Motorcycle27 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 2015.

Collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gloucester in 2015

Westgate, Gloucester, GL1 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gloucester in 2015, with 32 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 2015

The A38 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 2015: 26, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38263818
2ndA430161906
3rdA40151603
4thB4063131503
5thB4073111302
6thA41781002
7thB40725701
8thA43024600
9thB40083300
10thA41732201
11thA43011100

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 2015

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 144.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 2015

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 2015: 63.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 2015, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years