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Cheltenham road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 506 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 1989, and 591 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1988 (471), and casualties rose from 549.

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

Collisions in 1989
506
Up 7% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
591
Up 8% on 1988
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 1989

1.6% of collisions in Cheltenham in 1989 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious9018%
  • Slight40881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious9817%
  • Slight48582%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 506, up 7% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (17%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday90 (18%)
  • Thursday80 (16%)
  • Friday86 (17%)
  • Saturday62 (12%)
  • Sunday34 (6.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.9%)
  • February37 (7.3%)
  • March46 (9.1%)
  • April33 (6.5%)
  • May42 (8.3%)
  • June35 (6.9%)
  • July46 (9.1%)
  • August44 (8.7%)
  • September44 (8.7%)
  • October40 (7.9%)
  • November49 (9.7%)
  • December50 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight352 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds403 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry372 (74%)
  • Wet or damp134 (26%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph401 (79%)
  • 40 mph72 (14%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph20 (4%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway409 (81%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (8.3%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (24%)
  • Cyclist123 (21%)
  • Pedestrian103 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1547 (8%)
  • 16 to 20166 (28%)
  • 21 to 2588 (15%)
  • 26 to 3591 (15%)
  • 36 to 4564 (11%)
  • 46 to 5527 (4.6%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.4%)
  • Over 7520 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (68%)
  • Pedestrian103 (17%)
  • Passenger84 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car563 (62%)
  • Motorcycle146 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle124 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.4%)
  • Minibus8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 197 of them in 1989.

Collisions
198th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
234th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 1989

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 1989: 96, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4096117020
2ndA46576809
3rdA4019333708
4thA435283615
5thB4075222316
6thB4633222403
7thA4013192214
8thA4015111201
9thB4632111412
10thB40637802
11thB40706601
12thA381100
13thA4361200
14thB46341210
15thM51200

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 1989

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 473.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 1989

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 1989: 207.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 1989, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 1989.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years