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Gloucester road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13,313 road traffic collisions in Gloucester from 1979 to 2025, and 16,251 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 129 were fatal and 2,678 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 129 collisions, down 22% on 2024 (166).

Collisions since 1979
13,313
92nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
16,251
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
129
133 people killed
Serious collisions
2,678
2,974 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
129
Down 22% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
166
Down 19% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Gloucester

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1291%
  • Serious2,67820%
  • Slight10,50679%

What the data shows

  • Gloucester had 1,413 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 1,913 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Gloucester were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 2,601 children under 16 were killed or injured in Gloucester, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Gloucester.

Where Gloucester ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
92nd
Most casualties
92nd
Most fatal collisions
92nd
Most serious collisions
78th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,944 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,929 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,001 (15%)
  • Thursday2,070 (16%)
  • Friday2,311 (17%)
  • Saturday1,826 (14%)
  • Sunday1,232 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,543 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,426 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown172 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting124 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit48 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway10,243 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway1,762 (13%)
  • Roundabout996 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road265 (2%)
  • Not recorded47 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph151 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph10,693 (80%)
  • 40 mph2,083 (16%)
  • 50 mph46 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph257 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph80 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,825 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,550 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds242 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds201 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist75 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds33 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.1%)
  • Other146 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded233 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant6,978 (43%)
  • Pedestrian3,055 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist2,873 (18%)
  • Cyclist2,550 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant461 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant139 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant47 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant46 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant37 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Gloucester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gloucester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Gloucester peaked at 461 in 1982; 2025 had 129.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 129
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025129166
2024166205
2023164196
2022148183
2021111136
2020105136
2019144173
2018137157
2017147187
2016162208
2015145172
2014136166
2013112133
2012183221
2011204252
2010174219
2009190244
2008237294
2007254301
2006278357
2005318375
2004311354
2003379473
2002329394
2001293365
2000309379
1999332402
1998326405
1997290369
1996287341
1995337411
1994331420
1993337418
1992376449
1991371454
1990382477
1989431526
1988435510
1987379434
1986406489
1985418517
1984445587
1983416481
1982461556
1981414504
1980447543
1979427512

Map of recent crashes in Gloucester

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Gloucester

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Gloucester

The 24 most recent collisions in Gloucester happened between 22 October and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Gloucester

The A38 has the most collisions in Gloucester, 1,748 of 13,313 (13%), followed by the A430 (1,726).

Collisions in Gloucester on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA381,7482,22022318
2ndA4301,7262,10418318
3rdB40731,1071,36514238
4thA4177569518173
5thB4063501602574
6thB4072471564591
7thA40243318179
8thA4173182242542
9thA4302107165114
10thA43016881010
11thM5274227
12thB13301

Council areas covering Gloucester

Collisions in Gloucester were recorded in 4 council areas. Gloucester has 13,182 of 13,313 (99%).

Collisions in Gloucester by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stGloucester13,18216,0751272,652
2ndTewkesbury108146221
3rdStroud192504
4thForest of Dean4501

Postcode districts in Gloucester

Collisions in Gloucester were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by GL1 (6,345) and GL4 (4,555).