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Cheltenham road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 468 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 1985, and 542 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 1984 (578), and casualties fell from 671.

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

Collisions in 1985
468
Down 19% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
542
Down 19% on 1984
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 1985

1.5% of collisions in Cheltenham in 1985 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious11024%
  • Slight35175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious12022%
  • Slight41577%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 1985 is highlighted, with 468, down 19% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985: 468
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (17%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday71 (15%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday77 (16%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.1%)
  • February28 (6%)
  • March35 (7.5%)
  • April32 (6.8%)
  • May37 (7.9%)
  • June52 (11%)
  • July34 (7.3%)
  • August36 (7.7%)
  • September34 (7.3%)
  • October48 (10%)
  • November51 (11%)
  • December48 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight326 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit140 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds376 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry313 (67%)
  • Wet or damp138 (29%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.4%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph409 (87%)
  • 40 mph46 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (75%)
  • One way street or slip road60 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist176 (32%)
  • Car occupant153 (28%)
  • Cyclist109 (20%)
  • Pedestrian97 (18%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20181 (33%)
  • 21 to 2580 (15%)
  • 26 to 3565 (12%)
  • 36 to 4540 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.8%)
  • Over 7513 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider382 (70%)
  • Pedestrian97 (18%)
  • Passenger63 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car487 (57%)
  • Motorcycle193 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Cheltenham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cheltenham ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 1985.

Collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
235th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 1985

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 1985: 76, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA407695118
2ndA40193439010
3rdA46253006
4thA435192207
5thB4070142022
6thA4013121205
7thB407581012
8thB40633300

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 1985

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 455.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 1985

GL50 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 1985: 153.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 1985, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years