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GL1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,501 road traffic collisions in the GL1 postcode district, Gloucester, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,817 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 50 were fatal and 1,293 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 49 collisions, down 32% on 2024 (72).

Collisions since 1979
6,501
242nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,817
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
50
50 people killed
Serious collisions
1,293
1,411 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
49
Down 32% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
61
Down 31% on 2024

Road collision statistics for GL1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal500.8%
  • Serious1,29320%
  • Slight5,15879%

What the data shows

  • GL1 had 636 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 898 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in GL1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,138 children under 16 were killed or injured in GL1, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in GL1.

Where GL1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
242nd
Most casualties
337th
Most fatal collisions
1,189th
Most serious collisions
162nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday937 (14%)
  • Tuesday913 (14%)
  • Wednesday908 (14%)
  • Thursday1,006 (15%)
  • Friday1,177 (18%)
  • Saturday993 (15%)
  • Sunday567 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,606 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,752 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown84 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,076 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway897 (14%)
  • Roundabout252 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road248 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded28 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph117 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph5,852 (90%)
  • 40 mph484 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph32 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,305 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds774 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds107 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds83 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist29 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other69 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded121 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,997 (38%)
  • Pedestrian1,882 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist1,391 (18%)
  • Cyclist1,116 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant270 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant48 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant27 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

GL1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in GL1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in GL1 peaked at 236 in 1980; 2025 had 49.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 49
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254961
20247288
20237384
20227396
20214959
20205367
20196379
20187079
20176074
20167490
20156371
20146479
20135462
201290110
2011111131
20107385
200992117
2008108133
2007130154
2006113138
2005161191
2004153174
2003175214
2002151176
2001126149
2000157189
1999144161
1998161187
1997148184
1996131150
1995171205
1994158193
1993167201
1992176204
1991186231
1990211263
1989232283
1988230272
1987195212
1986193229
1985211266
1984214312
1983212242
1982233263
1981212264
1980236277
1979223268

Map of recent crashes in GL1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in GL1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in GL1

The 24 most recent collisions in GL1 happened between 20 June and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in GL1

The A430 has the most collisions in GL1, 1,494 of 6,501 (23%), followed by the B4073 (547).

Collisions in GL1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4301,4941,80815266
2ndB40735476374116
3rdB4072465555591
4thA4174585734106
5thB4063261299243
6thA38156184026
7thA40130169242
8thA430187105012
9thA43026110119
10thA41734801
11thB13301

Council areas covering GL1

Collisions in GL1 were recorded in 3 council areas. Gloucester has 6,488 of 6,501 (99.8%).

Collisions in GL1 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stGloucester6,4887,801501,290
2ndTewkesbury101203
3rdForest of Dean3400

Town in GL1

Of the 6,501 collisions in GL1, 6,345 (98%) were in Gloucester.