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Gloucester road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 161 road traffic collisions in Gloucester in 2025, and 206 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2024 (200), and casualties fell from 244.

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

Collisions in 2025
161
Down 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
206
Down 16% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Gloucester in 2025

1.2% of collisions in Gloucester in 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1% and 19% in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious3522%
  • Slight12477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3818%
  • Slight16681%

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 498 in 1984. 2025 is highlighted, with 161, down 20% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 161
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (12%)
  • Tuesday30 (19%)
  • Wednesday28 (17%)
  • Thursday26 (16%)
  • Friday32 (20%)
  • Saturday15 (9.3%)
  • Sunday11 (6.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (14%)
  • February11 (6.8%)
  • March8 (5%)
  • April20 (12%)
  • May13 (8.1%)
  • June8 (5%)
  • July16 (9.9%)
  • August9 (5.6%)
  • September14 (8.7%)
  • October10 (6.2%)
  • November14 (8.7%)
  • December16 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight109 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds132 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (5.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other11 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (81%)
  • Wet or damp28 (17%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (6.2%)
  • 30 mph112 (70%)
  • 40 mph30 (19%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway110 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (21%)
  • Roundabout13 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gloucester in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant106 (51%)
  • Cyclist39 (19%)
  • Pedestrian29 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (11%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 102 (1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2037 (18%)
  • 21 to 2518 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3541 (20%)
  • 36 to 4526 (13%)
  • 46 to 5524 (12%)
  • 56 to 6514 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.8%)
  • Over 759 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider144 (70%)
  • Passenger33 (16%)
  • Pedestrian29 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car205 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (13%)
  • Motorcycle27 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gloucester in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gloucester had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 2025.

Collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gloucester in 2025

Podsmead, Gloucester, GL2 5DQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gloucester in 2025, with 18 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Gloucester with the most crashes in 2025

The A38 had the most collisions in Gloucester in 2025: 24, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gloucester, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38243405
2ndA430131702
3rdA40101002
4thB4073101414
5thB406391301
6thA4175600
7thA41733401
8thB40083300
9thA43022200
10thB40722310
11thA43011100

Towns in Gloucester: crashes in 2025

Gloucester itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 127.

Postcode districts in Gloucester: crashes in 2025

GL4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gloucester in 2025: 58.

Latest crashes in Gloucester in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Gloucester in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Gloucester road accidents in other years