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Cheltenham road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 473 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 1979, and 559 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,153 collisions in Cheltenham.

Collisions in 1979
473
Casualties in 1979
559
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 1979

0.8% of collisions in Cheltenham in 1979 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious14531%
  • Slight32468%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious16129%
  • Slight39470%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 473.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (13%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday83 (18%)
  • Friday98 (21%)
  • Saturday56 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.1%)
  • February20 (4.2%)
  • March33 (7%)
  • April38 (8%)
  • May29 (6.1%)
  • June39 (8.2%)
  • July38 (8%)
  • August45 (9.5%)
  • September45 (9.5%)
  • October45 (9.5%)
  • November54 (11%)
  • December44 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds388 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry314 (66%)
  • Wet or damp135 (29%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3%)
  • Snow10 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph405 (86%)
  • 40 mph50 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway151 (32%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout19 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist182 (33%)
  • Car occupant165 (30%)
  • Cyclist100 (18%)
  • Pedestrian90 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20184 (33%)
  • 21 to 2570 (13%)
  • 26 to 3576 (14%)
  • 36 to 4533 (5.9%)
  • 46 to 5555 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.6%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider371 (66%)
  • Passenger98 (18%)
  • Pedestrian90 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car452 (54%)
  • Motorcycle206 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Cheltenham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cheltenham ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 1979.

Collisions
212th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
196th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 1979

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 1979: 94, including 2 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4094103236
2ndA40194150010
3rdA46364408
4thA435182404
5thB4075171812
6thA4013151504
7thB40704400
8thB40632201
9thA4291100
10thA4361101

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 1979

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 462.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 1979

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 1979: 174.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 1979, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years