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Gloucester road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 127 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 2020, and 162 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 27% on 2019 (174), and casualties fell from 215.

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

Collisions in 2020
127
Down 27% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
162
Down 25% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 2020

2.4% of collisions in Gloucester in 2020 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.4%
  • Serious4031%
  • Slight8466%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious4327%
  • Slight11672%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 2020 is highlighted, with 127, down 27% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 127
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (16%)
  • Tuesday15 (12%)
  • Wednesday15 (12%)
  • Thursday27 (21%)
  • Friday23 (18%)
  • Saturday19 (15%)
  • Sunday8 (6.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (17%)
  • February7 (5.5%)
  • March11 (8.7%)
  • April5 (3.9%)
  • May6 (4.7%)
  • June8 (6.3%)
  • July11 (8.7%)
  • August15 (12%)
  • September7 (5.5%)
  • October10 (7.9%)
  • November17 (13%)
  • December8 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight85 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds94 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry88 (69%)
  • Wet or damp39 (31%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (6.3%)
  • 30 mph94 (74%)
  • 40 mph21 (17%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway93 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (17%)
  • Roundabout10 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant80 (49%)
  • Cyclist29 (18%)
  • Pedestrian27 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (12%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2024 (15%)
  • 21 to 2517 (10%)
  • 26 to 3528 (17%)
  • 36 to 4517 (10%)
  • 46 to 5519 (12%)
  • 56 to 6517 (10%)
  • 66 to 7514 (8.6%)
  • Over 759 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider104 (64%)
  • Passenger31 (19%)
  • Pedestrian27 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car168 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (12%)
  • Motorcycle22 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.7%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (1.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 2020.

Collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
186th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gloucester in 2020

Westgate, Gloucester, GL1 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gloucester in 2020, with 15 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 2020

The A38 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 2020: 17, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38171809
2ndA430121402
3rdA407804
4thB40637912
5thB407261203
6thB40735902
7thA4174501
8thA430241101
9thA43013301
10thB12201
11thB40082200
12thA41731100

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 2020

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 105.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 2020

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 2020: 53.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 2020, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2020.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years