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Cheltenham road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 469 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 1987, and 539 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1986 (499), and casualties fell from 606.

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

Collisions in 1987
469
Down 6% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
539
Down 11% on 1986
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 1987

1.7% of collisions in Cheltenham in 1987 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious9520%
  • Slight36678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious10319%
  • Slight42879%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 1987 is highlighted, with 469, down 6% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987: 469
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (12%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday79 (17%)
  • Thursday83 (18%)
  • Friday76 (16%)
  • Saturday73 (16%)
  • Sunday37 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (4.1%)
  • February41 (8.7%)
  • March35 (7.5%)
  • April29 (6.2%)
  • May43 (9.2%)
  • June44 (9.4%)
  • July41 (8.7%)
  • August40 (8.5%)
  • September43 (9.2%)
  • October47 (10%)
  • November35 (7.5%)
  • December52 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (16%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry317 (68%)
  • Wet or damp136 (29%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.1%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph381 (81%)
  • 40 mph62 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph19 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (9%)
  • Roundabout35 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (6.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant160 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (28%)
  • Cyclist112 (21%)
  • Pedestrian98 (18%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1559 (11%)
  • 16 to 20154 (29%)
  • 21 to 2578 (14%)
  • 26 to 3571 (13%)
  • 36 to 4543 (8%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3%)
  • Over 7521 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider372 (69%)
  • Pedestrian98 (18%)
  • Passenger69 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car509 (60%)
  • Motorcycle159 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 1987.

Collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 1987

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 1987: 86, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA408696216
2ndA40194558110
3rdA46394827
4thB4075141607
5thA435131911
6thB4070101214
7thA40138801
8thB40635500
9thB40351101
10thM51101

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 1987

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 448.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 1987

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 1987: 164.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 1987, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years