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Gloucester road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 195 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 2016, and 245 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2015 (173), and casualties rose from 205.

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

Collisions in 2016
195
Up 13% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
245
Up 20% on 2015
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 2016

None of the collisions in Gloucester in 2016 were fatal and 16% were serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3216%
  • Slight16384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3213%
  • Slight21387%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 195, up 13% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 195
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (13%)
  • Tuesday30 (15%)
  • Wednesday26 (13%)
  • Thursday30 (15%)
  • Friday39 (20%)
  • Saturday22 (11%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (10%)
  • February11 (5.6%)
  • March21 (11%)
  • April22 (11%)
  • May16 (8.2%)
  • June15 (7.7%)
  • July14 (7.2%)
  • August14 (7.2%)
  • September15 (7.7%)
  • October13 (6.7%)
  • November20 (10%)
  • December14 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (11%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (77%)
  • Wet or damp42 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph148 (76%)
  • 40 mph31 (16%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (14%)
  • Roundabout16 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant120 (49%)
  • Cyclist47 (19%)
  • Pedestrian43 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (11%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1519 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2036 (15%)
  • 21 to 2522 (9%)
  • 26 to 3564 (26%)
  • 36 to 4529 (12%)
  • 46 to 5532 (13%)
  • 56 to 6515 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.7%)
  • Over 755 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider156 (64%)
  • Passenger46 (19%)
  • Pedestrian43 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car255 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (13%)
  • Motorcycle29 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 2016.

Collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 30 other areas
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gloucester in 2016

Westgate, Gloucester, GL1 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gloucester in 2016, with 37 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 2016

The A430 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 2016: 25, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA430253905
2ndA38243103
3rdB4073151502
4thA4091102
5thB40727701
6thA4175802
7thB40635600
8thA41733300
9thB40083301
10thA43021101

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 2016

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 162.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 2016

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 2016: 74.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 2016, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years