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Cheltenham road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 496 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 1981, and 617 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 194 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1980 (497), and casualties rose from 585.

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

Collisions in 1981
496
Level with 1980
Casualties in 1981
617
Up 5% on 1980
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
194
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 1981

0.2% of collisions in Cheltenham in 1981 were fatal and 39% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious19439%
  • Slight30161%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious22436%
  • Slight39163%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 1981 is highlighted, with 496, level with 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday67 (14%)
  • Wednesday82 (17%)
  • Thursday81 (16%)
  • Friday80 (16%)
  • Saturday75 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (8.5%)
  • February36 (7.3%)
  • March55 (11%)
  • April27 (5.4%)
  • May34 (6.9%)
  • June50 (10%)
  • July41 (8.3%)
  • August41 (8.3%)
  • September37 (7.5%)
  • October42 (8.5%)
  • November59 (12%)
  • December32 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight358 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds420 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (12%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry357 (72%)
  • Wet or damp131 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph399 (80%)
  • 40 mph69 (14%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph17 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph10 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway392 (79%)
  • One way street or slip road52 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant204 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist192 (31%)
  • Cyclist117 (19%)
  • Pedestrian81 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1549 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20229 (37%)
  • 21 to 2569 (11%)
  • 26 to 3578 (13%)
  • 36 to 4546 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5553 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6524 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5%)
  • Over 7512 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider408 (66%)
  • Passenger128 (21%)
  • Pedestrian81 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car480 (55%)
  • Motorcycle201 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle123 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 1981.

Collisions
189th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
344th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
112th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 1981

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 1981: 83, including 1 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4083108134
2ndA40193551016
3rdA46263107
4thA435233306
5thA4013162005
6thB4070111806
7thB407591105
8thA4292601
9thM52200
10thA4381201
11thA481200
12thB40631200

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 1981

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 474.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 1981

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 1981: 175.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 1981, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years