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Cheltenham road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 499 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 1986, and 606 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1985 (468), and casualties rose from 542.

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

Collisions in 1986
499
Up 7% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
606
Up 12% on 1985
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 1986

1.6% of collisions in Cheltenham in 1986 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious12224%
  • Slight36974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious15125%
  • Slight44774%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 499, up 7% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (15%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday74 (15%)
  • Thursday84 (17%)
  • Friday67 (13%)
  • Saturday80 (16%)
  • Sunday47 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7%)
  • February31 (6.2%)
  • March40 (8%)
  • April48 (9.6%)
  • May53 (11%)
  • June36 (7.2%)
  • July47 (9.4%)
  • August38 (7.6%)
  • September34 (6.8%)
  • October45 (9%)
  • November50 (10%)
  • December42 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight356 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds395 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry353 (71%)
  • Wet or damp139 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph398 (80%)
  • 40 mph71 (14%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph22 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway397 (80%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (7.6%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant203 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist152 (25%)
  • Cyclist126 (21%)
  • Pedestrian104 (17%)
  • Van occupant12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20171 (28%)
  • 21 to 2594 (16%)
  • 26 to 3585 (14%)
  • 36 to 4549 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.8%)
  • Over 7524 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (67%)
  • Pedestrian104 (17%)
  • Passenger96 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car536 (60%)
  • Motorcycle161 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle132 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 190 of them in 1986.

Collisions
191st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
221st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
200th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 1986

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 1986: 80, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4080101124
2ndA40194354111
3rdA464250111
4thA4352641110
5thB4075192106
6thA4013182715
7thB407081003
8thB40635601
9thA4241501

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 1986

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 465.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 1986

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 1986: 186.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 1986, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years