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Cheltenham road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 578 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 1984, and 671 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1983 (528), and casualties rose from 602.

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

Collisions in 1984
578
Up 9% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
671
Up 11% on 1983
Fatal collisions
14
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 1984

2.4% of collisions in Cheltenham in 1984 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious15627%
  • Slight40871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.1%
  • Serious18327%
  • Slight47471%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 578, up 9% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (14%)
  • Tuesday79 (14%)
  • Wednesday85 (15%)
  • Thursday103 (18%)
  • Friday106 (18%)
  • Saturday76 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.6%)
  • February32 (5.5%)
  • March68 (12%)
  • April36 (6.2%)
  • May55 (9.5%)
  • June43 (7.4%)
  • July58 (10%)
  • August46 (8%)
  • September56 (9.7%)
  • October50 (8.7%)
  • November56 (9.7%)
  • December34 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight416 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit155 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds488 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (12%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry411 (71%)
  • Wet or damp161 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph504 (87%)
  • 40 mph52 (9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph20 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway454 (79%)
  • One way street or slip road66 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout27 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist221 (33%)
  • Car occupant167 (25%)
  • Cyclist159 (24%)
  • Pedestrian114 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1556 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20256 (38%)
  • 21 to 2584 (13%)
  • 26 to 3569 (10%)
  • 36 to 4542 (6.3%)
  • 46 to 5533 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.4%)
  • Over 7523 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider475 (71%)
  • Pedestrian114 (17%)
  • Passenger82 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car559 (54%)
  • Motorcycle240 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle166 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had the 154th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
154th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
189th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
151st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 1984

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 1984: 94, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4094107125
2ndA40195459313
3rdA464350114
4thB4075212907
5thA4013202304
6thA435141814
7thB4070132122
8thB40636702
9thB40801101
10thB44501100

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 1984

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 561.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 1984

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 1984: 186.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 1984, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years