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Cheltenham road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 497 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 1980, and 585 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1979 (473), and casualties rose from 559.

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

Collisions in 1980
497
Up 5% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
585
Up 5% on 1979
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 1980

0.8% of collisions in Cheltenham in 1980 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious17235%
  • Slight32165%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious19333%
  • Slight38866%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 497, up 5% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (11%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday103 (21%)
  • Friday77 (15%)
  • Saturday69 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.2%)
  • February32 (6.4%)
  • March43 (8.7%)
  • April37 (7.4%)
  • May49 (9.9%)
  • June36 (7.2%)
  • July39 (7.8%)
  • August34 (6.8%)
  • September39 (7.8%)
  • October48 (9.7%)
  • November57 (11%)
  • December47 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry374 (75%)
  • Wet or damp117 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph419 (84%)
  • 40 mph62 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph11 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (28%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist179 (31%)
  • Car occupant166 (28%)
  • Cyclist139 (24%)
  • Pedestrian82 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1032 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1561 (10%)
  • 16 to 20197 (34%)
  • 21 to 2564 (11%)
  • 26 to 3564 (11%)
  • 36 to 4541 (7%)
  • 46 to 5540 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.1%)
  • Over 7515 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (69%)
  • Passenger99 (17%)
  • Pedestrian82 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car499 (55%)
  • Motorcycle187 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle147 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Cheltenham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cheltenham ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 1980.

Collisions
188th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 1980

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 1980: 89, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4089108124
2ndA463640113
3rdA40193537011
4thA4352236112
5thB4075161804
6thA4013131505
7thB4070111507
8thA4381101
9thB40631100

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 1980

Cheltenham had 485 collisions in 1980.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 1980

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 1980: 172.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 1980, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years