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Gloucester road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 174 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 2019, and 215 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2018 (164), and casualties rose from 187.

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

Collisions in 2019
174
Up 6% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
215
Up 15% on 2018
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 2019

0.6% of collisions in Gloucester in 2019 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious4828%
  • Slight12572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5124%
  • Slight16376%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 2019 is highlighted, with 174, up 6% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 174
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (12%)
  • Tuesday22 (13%)
  • Wednesday31 (18%)
  • Thursday30 (17%)
  • Friday25 (14%)
  • Saturday28 (16%)
  • Sunday17 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (8%)
  • February17 (9.8%)
  • March13 (7.5%)
  • April12 (6.9%)
  • May20 (11%)
  • June14 (8%)
  • July8 (4.6%)
  • August13 (7.5%)
  • September11 (6.3%)
  • October17 (9.8%)
  • November18 (10%)
  • December17 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds140 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (70%)
  • Wet or damp51 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph131 (75%)
  • 40 mph29 (17%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway118 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (21%)
  • Roundabout18 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant99 (46%)
  • Pedestrian48 (22%)
  • Cyclist38 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (11%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2028 (13%)
  • 21 to 2527 (13%)
  • 26 to 3535 (16%)
  • 36 to 4529 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (16%)
  • 56 to 6518 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.2%)
  • Over 758 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider134 (62%)
  • Pedestrian48 (22%)
  • Passenger33 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car220 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (13%)
  • Motorcycle24 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2019.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gloucester in 2019

Westgate, Gloucester, GL1 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gloucester in 2019, with 22 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 2019

The A38 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 2019: 24, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38242805
2ndA417131704
3rdA430122114
4thB4063111503
5thA40101704
6thB40737801
7thA41734402
8thA43013300
9thB40083301
10thB40722402
11thA43021101

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 2019

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 143.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 2019

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 2019: 63.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2019.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years