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Cheltenham road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 326 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 1991, and 377 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1990 (383), and casualties fell from 450.

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

Collisions in 1991
326
Down 15% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
377
Down 16% on 1990
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 1991

0.9% of collisions in Cheltenham in 1991 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious5116%
  • Slight27283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5114%
  • Slight32386%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 1991 is highlighted, with 326, down 15% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991: 326
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (16%)
  • Wednesday56 (17%)
  • Thursday39 (12%)
  • Friday59 (18%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (10%)
  • February21 (6.4%)
  • March22 (6.7%)
  • April27 (8.3%)
  • May32 (9.8%)
  • June28 (8.6%)
  • July27 (8.3%)
  • August27 (8.3%)
  • September20 (6.1%)
  • October31 (9.5%)
  • November34 (10%)
  • December23 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (8.9%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (72%)
  • Wet or damp82 (25%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph265 (81%)
  • 40 mph49 (15%)
  • 60 mph9 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (77%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout27 (8.3%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant158 (42%)
  • Pedestrian80 (21%)
  • Cyclist65 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (16%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2091 (24%)
  • 21 to 2557 (15%)
  • 26 to 3570 (19%)
  • 36 to 4532 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5521 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.5%)
  • Over 7517 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (64%)
  • Pedestrian80 (21%)
  • Passenger54 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car399 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (12%)
  • Motorcycle65 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 1991.

Collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
313th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
295th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 1991

The A46 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 1991: 59, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46596618
2ndA40556607
3rdA4019232907
4thA4013161803
5thA435121503
6thB4075121612
7thB463391311
8thB46324401
9thB46344600
10thA40153300
11thB40703500
12thA4361100

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 1991

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 304.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 1991

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 1991: 118.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 1991, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years