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Cheltenham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 14,153 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025, and 16,747 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 159 were fatal and 2,812 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 134 collisions, down 17% on 2024 (161), and casualties fell from 185 to 152.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
14,153
89th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
16,747
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
159
1.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
134
Down 17% on 2024

Crash severity in Cheltenham

1.1% of collisions in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1591.1%
  • Serious2,81220%
  • Slight11,18279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1641%
  • Serious3,10119%
  • Slight13,48281%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. In 2025 there were 134, down 17% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 134
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025134152
2024161185
2023158192
2022120134
2021101111
2020103123
2019116141
2018142165
2017123150
2016118140
2015131158
2014130159
2013126154
2012173208
2011202230
2010168205
2009180218
2008195234
2007236281
2006266334
2005280353
2004329404
2003294370
2002337408
2001377448
2000335412
1999348409
1998309366
1997371428
1996362431
1995363421
1994391445
1993359411
1992379435
1991326377
1990383450
1989506591
1988471549
1987469539
1986499606
1985468542
1984578671
1983528602
1982542644
1981496617
1980497585
1979473559

When and where crashes happen in Cheltenham

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,965 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,081 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,199 (16%)
  • Thursday2,323 (16%)
  • Friday2,396 (17%)
  • Saturday1,906 (13%)
  • Sunday1,283 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59508 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59128 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,925 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,530 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,634 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,161 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,310 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,166 (8.2%)
  • February990 (7%)
  • March1,217 (8.6%)
  • April1,024 (7.2%)
  • May1,199 (8.5%)
  • June1,203 (8.5%)
  • July1,189 (8.4%)
  • August1,091 (7.7%)
  • September1,184 (8.4%)
  • October1,292 (9.1%)
  • November1,413 (10%)
  • December1,185 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,387 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,397 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting216 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown122 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit31 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,738 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,632 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds219 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds143 (1%)
  • Fog or mist71 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds69 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds14 (0.1%)
  • Other106 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded161 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,247 (72%)
  • Wet or damp3,693 (26%)
  • Frost or ice151 (1.1%)
  • Snow51 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph32 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph11,561 (82%)
  • 40 mph1,819 (13%)
  • 50 mph69 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph539 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph129 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway10,817 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway1,164 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1,117 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout1,020 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded35 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant6,704 (40%)
  • Cyclist3,333 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist3,163 (19%)
  • Pedestrian2,901 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant273 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant157 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant60 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)52 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant41 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant28 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5329 (2%)
  • 6 to 10579 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 151,127 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 203,812 (23%)
  • 21 to 252,166 (13%)
  • 26 to 352,811 (17%)
  • 36 to 451,904 (11%)
  • 46 to 551,540 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 651,109 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 75722 (4.3%)
  • Over 75632 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider11,120 (66%)
  • Pedestrian2,901 (17%)
  • Passenger2,726 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car16,911 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle3,422 (13%)
  • Motorcycle3,368 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes766 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes409 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach391 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle157 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car154 (0.6%)
  • Minibus69 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)22 (0.1%)
  • Other29 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Cheltenham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Cheltenham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cheltenham ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had the 89th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
89th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
53rd
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 39th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
95th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
260thNorth Ayrshire14,45419,6903443,911
261stArgyll and Bute14,30121,5434944,480
262ndBrentwood14,23919,5432482,719
263rdCheltenham (this area)14,15316,7471592,812
264thRother14,01319,9643453,310
265thChesterfield13,88218,4301792,114
266thDerbyshire Dales13,87220,7464133,162

Accident hotspots in Cheltenham

College, Cheltenham, GL50 1NA area is the busiest accident hotspot in Cheltenham, with 959 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 10 of them fatal.

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025: 2,283, including 26 fatal and 450 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA402,2832,79126450
2ndA461,4431,70416239
3rdA40191,0441,29815208
4thA43560879416130
5thA40135136114111
6thB40753694321082
7thB4633229261230
8thB4632172200321
9thB4070125166636
10thB4063106132119
11thA4015100111123
12thB46346189311
13thA4367902
14thA42961202
15thB14400
16thM54501
17thA382200
18thA4172200
19thA4382302
20thA4241501

Towns in Cheltenham

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 13,381.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025: 5,480.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham

Of the latest 24 crashes in Cheltenham, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 27 December 2025.

Severity