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Cheltenham road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 471 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 1988, and 549 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1987 (469), and casualties rose from 539.

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

Collisions in 1988
471
Level with 1987
Casualties in 1988
549
Up 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 1988

1.3% of collisions in Cheltenham in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious11424%
  • Slight35175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious12623%
  • Slight41676%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 471, level with 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 471
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (13%)
  • Thursday79 (17%)
  • Friday77 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (14%)
  • Sunday53 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.3%)
  • February33 (7%)
  • March46 (9.8%)
  • April29 (6.2%)
  • May29 (6.2%)
  • June34 (7.2%)
  • July33 (7%)
  • August37 (7.9%)
  • September42 (8.9%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November50 (11%)
  • December48 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit148 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds405 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (12%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry340 (72%)
  • Wet or damp126 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph357 (76%)
  • 40 mph75 (16%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph27 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway352 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout40 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (7.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant181 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (23%)
  • Cyclist128 (23%)
  • Pedestrian94 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20163 (30%)
  • 21 to 2593 (17%)
  • 26 to 3571 (13%)
  • 36 to 4556 (10%)
  • 46 to 5547 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.3%)
  • Over 7515 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider375 (68%)
  • Pedestrian94 (17%)
  • Passenger80 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car520 (62%)
  • Motorcycle131 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle129 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 1988.

Collisions
206th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
241st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
184th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 1988

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 1988: 87, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4087101125
2ndA4019405318
3rdA46212203
4thA435182021
5thA4013131506
6thB4075131603
7thB4063111302
8thB40706601
9thB46326601
10thA4293501
11thA4172200
12thA381100
13thA4361100

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 1988

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 436.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 1988

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 1988: 196.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 1988, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years