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Gloucester road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 179 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 2022, and 223 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 30% on 2021 (138), and casualties rose from 173.

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

Collisions in 2022
179
Up 30% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
223
Up 29% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 2022

1.1% of collisions in Gloucester in 2022 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious5128%
  • Slight12670%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious5424%
  • Slight16775%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 2022 is highlighted, with 179, up 30% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 179
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (9.5%)
  • Tuesday25 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (21%)
  • Thursday29 (16%)
  • Friday27 (15%)
  • Saturday26 (15%)
  • Sunday18 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (10%)
  • February11 (6.1%)
  • March16 (8.9%)
  • April19 (11%)
  • May13 (7.3%)
  • June11 (6.1%)
  • July21 (12%)
  • August11 (6.1%)
  • September16 (8.9%)
  • October15 (8.4%)
  • November16 (8.9%)
  • December12 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (6.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Other4 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (73%)
  • Wet or damp48 (27%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (6.7%)
  • 30 mph111 (62%)
  • 40 mph39 (22%)
  • 50 mph8 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph7 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway112 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (25%)
  • Roundabout20 (11%)
  • 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 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant119 (53%)
  • Cyclist47 (21%)
  • Pedestrian30 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1512 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2026 (12%)
  • 21 to 2535 (16%)
  • 26 to 3556 (25%)
  • 36 to 4530 (13%)
  • 46 to 5525 (11%)
  • 56 to 6515 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 759 (4%)
  • Over 754 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider158 (71%)
  • Passenger35 (16%)
  • Pedestrian30 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car248 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (14%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 2022.

Collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gloucester in 2022

Westgate, Gloucester, GL1 1LS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gloucester in 2022, with 29 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 2022

The A38 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 2022: 35, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA383546014
2ndA430203107
3rdB4073121705
4thA417111201
5thA40101204
6thB40637702
7thB40725502
8thA43014500
9thA41733302
10thA43022200

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 2022

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 147.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 2022

GL1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 2022: 73.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 2022, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2022.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years