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Cheltenham road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 391 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 1994, and 445 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1993 (359), and casualties rose from 411.

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

Collisions in 1994
391
Up 9% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
445
Up 8% on 1993
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 1994

0.3% of collisions in Cheltenham in 1994 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious6015%
  • Slight33084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7216%
  • Slight37284%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 1994 is highlighted, with 391, up 9% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994: 391
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (15%)
  • Tuesday36 (9.2%)
  • Wednesday66 (17%)
  • Thursday84 (21%)
  • Friday70 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.7%)
  • February27 (6.9%)
  • March43 (11%)
  • April30 (7.7%)
  • May28 (7.2%)
  • June31 (7.9%)
  • July28 (7.2%)
  • August33 (8.4%)
  • September28 (7.2%)
  • October34 (8.7%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December36 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry280 (72%)
  • Wet or damp106 (27%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph313 (80%)
  • 40 mph46 (12%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph28 (7.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (76%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (11%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.9%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (6.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (46%)
  • Cyclist83 (19%)
  • Pedestrian75 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2080 (18%)
  • 21 to 2566 (15%)
  • 26 to 3589 (20%)
  • 36 to 4554 (12%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.3%)
  • Over 7519 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (67%)
  • Pedestrian75 (17%)
  • Passenger71 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car506 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (12%)
  • Motorcycle64 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 1994.

Collisions
238th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
336th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
256th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 1994

The A46 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 1994: 57, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA465764010
2ndA40546618
3rdA435374807
4thA4019293405
5thB4075101202
6thB406381001
7thB40706701
8thA40135701
9thB46335501
10thA40154401
11thB46344501
12thB46323300

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 1994

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 360.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 1994

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 1994: 135.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 1994, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1994.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years