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Cheltenham road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 383 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 1990, and 450 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 1989 (506), and casualties fell from 591.

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

Collisions in 1990
383
Down 24% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
450
Down 24% on 1989
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 1990

1.6% of collisions in Cheltenham in 1990 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious6316%
  • Slight31482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious7116%
  • Slight37383%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 1990 is highlighted, with 383, down 24% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990: 383
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (17%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday60 (16%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.9%)
  • February37 (9.7%)
  • March37 (9.7%)
  • April22 (5.7%)
  • May44 (11%)
  • June27 (7%)
  • July31 (8.1%)
  • August26 (6.8%)
  • September29 (7.6%)
  • October36 (9.4%)
  • November26 (6.8%)
  • December30 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (77%)
  • Wet or damp87 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph291 (76%)
  • 40 mph61 (16%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph27 (7%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (19%)
  • Pedestrian81 (18%)
  • Cyclist70 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20102 (23%)
  • 21 to 2581 (18%)
  • 26 to 3589 (20%)
  • 36 to 4545 (10%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.6%)
  • Over 7511 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (67%)
  • Pedestrian81 (18%)
  • Passenger69 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car461 (67%)
  • Motorcycle94 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 1990.

Collisions
270th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
293rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 1990

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 1990: 58, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40587608
2ndA46545728
3rdA4019363924
4thA435293606
5thA4013151804
6thB407091512
7thB407591003
8thB46338901
9thB46327700
10thA40156702
11thB40633300
12thB46341100

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 1990

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 362.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 1990

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 1990: 151.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 1990, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years