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Cheltenham road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 542 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 1982, and 644 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 181 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1981 (496), and casualties rose from 617.

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

Collisions in 1982
542
Up 9% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
644
Up 4% on 1981
Fatal collisions
8
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
181
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 1982

1.5% of collisions in Cheltenham in 1982 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious18133%
  • Slight35365%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious20832%
  • Slight42766%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 542, up 9% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (12%)
  • Tuesday87 (16%)
  • Wednesday94 (17%)
  • Thursday82 (15%)
  • Friday106 (20%)
  • Saturday64 (12%)
  • Sunday46 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.8%)
  • February31 (5.7%)
  • March43 (7.9%)
  • April37 (6.8%)
  • May47 (8.7%)
  • June44 (8.1%)
  • July49 (9%)
  • August52 (9.6%)
  • September45 (8.3%)
  • October48 (8.9%)
  • November58 (11%)
  • December51 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight385 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit146 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds462 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry369 (68%)
  • Wet or damp165 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph482 (89%)
  • 40 mph47 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway446 (82%)
  • One way street or slip road53 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist241 (37%)
  • Car occupant148 (23%)
  • Cyclist133 (21%)
  • Pedestrian105 (16%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1553 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20242 (38%)
  • 21 to 2573 (11%)
  • 26 to 3566 (10%)
  • 36 to 4546 (7.1%)
  • 46 to 5541 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.7%)
  • Over 7520 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider453 (70%)
  • Pedestrian105 (16%)
  • Passenger86 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car476 (50%)
  • Motorcycle254 (27%)
  • Pedal cycle146 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had the 170th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
170th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
211th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 1982

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 1982: 85, including 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4085100029
2ndA463949014
3rdA40193247113
4thB4075242818
5thA435162324
6thA4013131713
7thB40708903
8thB40633501

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 1982

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 532.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 1982

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 1982: 175.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 1982, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years