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Gloucester road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 172 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 2017, and 219 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2016 (195), and casualties fell from 245.

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

Collisions in 2017
172
Down 12% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
219
Down 11% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 2017

0.6% of collisions in Gloucester in 2017 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious5029%
  • Slight12170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5324%
  • Slight16575%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 172, down 12% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 172
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (15%)
  • Tuesday32 (19%)
  • Wednesday34 (20%)
  • Thursday18 (10%)
  • Friday29 (17%)
  • Saturday16 (9.3%)
  • Sunday17 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9.3%)
  • February20 (12%)
  • March17 (9.9%)
  • April12 (7%)
  • May16 (9.3%)
  • June9 (5.2%)
  • July13 (7.6%)
  • August12 (7%)
  • September17 (9.9%)
  • October15 (8.7%)
  • November16 (9.3%)
  • December9 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight126 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (5.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (75%)
  • Wet or damp38 (22%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (5.8%)
  • 30 mph127 (74%)
  • 40 mph26 (15%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway113 (66%)
  • Roundabout28 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant117 (53%)
  • Cyclist41 (19%)
  • Pedestrian31 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (11%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1512 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2018 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 2529 (13%)
  • 26 to 3553 (24%)
  • 36 to 4528 (13%)
  • 46 to 5528 (13%)
  • 56 to 6522 (10%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.7%)
  • Over 753 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider152 (69%)
  • Passenger36 (16%)
  • Pedestrian31 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car239 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (12%)
  • Motorcycle25 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 2017.

Collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gloucester in 2017

Tuffley, Gloucester, GL4 6SE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gloucester in 2017, with 21 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 2017

The A38 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 2017: 21, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38212908
2ndA43091405
3rdB40736912
4thA404500
5thA4174502
6thA41734801
7thB40084601
8thA43012301
9thB40632200
10thA301100
11thA43021100

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 2017

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 147.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 2017

GL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 2017: 67.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 2017, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years