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Cheltenham road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 528 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 1983, and 602 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1982 (542), and casualties fell from 644.

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

Collisions in 1983
528
Down 3% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
602
Down 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 1983

0.9% of collisions in Cheltenham in 1983 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious16331%
  • Slight36068%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious17329%
  • Slight42470%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 528, down 3% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 528
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (15%)
  • Tuesday80 (15%)
  • Wednesday73 (14%)
  • Thursday79 (15%)
  • Friday87 (16%)
  • Saturday86 (16%)
  • Sunday46 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8.7%)
  • February40 (7.6%)
  • March33 (6.3%)
  • April48 (9.1%)
  • May47 (8.9%)
  • June41 (7.8%)
  • July40 (7.6%)
  • August46 (8.7%)
  • September45 (8.5%)
  • October44 (8.3%)
  • November49 (9.3%)
  • December49 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight375 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit144 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds449 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (9.5%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry405 (77%)
  • Wet or damp114 (22%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph457 (87%)
  • 40 mph48 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph22 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway435 (82%)
  • One way street or slip road50 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout26 (4.9%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist212 (35%)
  • Car occupant142 (24%)
  • Cyclist133 (22%)
  • Pedestrian107 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1561 (10%)
  • 16 to 20225 (37%)
  • 21 to 2558 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3566 (11%)
  • 36 to 4538 (6.3%)
  • 46 to 5534 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5%)
  • Over 7523 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider414 (69%)
  • Pedestrian107 (18%)
  • Passenger81 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car507 (54%)
  • Motorcycle230 (25%)
  • Pedal cycle136 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had the 165th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
165th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 1983

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 1983: 71, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA407179216
2ndA464857019
3rdA40193649111
4thA4013172007
5thB4075121305
6thA435111403
7thB407091003
8thB40633402
9thA4362301
10thB40771100

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 1983

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 507.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 1983

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 1983: 189.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 1983, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years