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Cheltenham road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 362 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 1996, and 431 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1995 (363), and casualties rose from 421.

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

Collisions in 1996
362
Level with 1995
Casualties in 1996
431
Up 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 1996

1.4% of collisions in Cheltenham in 1996 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious4713%
  • Slight31086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious5112%
  • Slight37587%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 362, level with 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996: 362
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (12%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday69 (19%)
  • Friday67 (19%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8%)
  • February28 (7.7%)
  • March23 (6.4%)
  • April29 (8%)
  • May36 (9.9%)
  • June26 (7.2%)
  • July30 (8.3%)
  • August31 (8.6%)
  • September35 (9.7%)
  • October38 (10%)
  • November28 (7.7%)
  • December29 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry262 (72%)
  • Wet or damp88 (24%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph290 (80%)
  • 40 mph41 (11%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph27 (7.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (78%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (48%)
  • Pedestrian84 (19%)
  • Cyclist65 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1023 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2070 (16%)
  • 21 to 2569 (16%)
  • 26 to 3596 (22%)
  • 36 to 4541 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5534 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.3%)
  • Over 7510 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (58%)
  • Passenger98 (23%)
  • Pedestrian84 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car485 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle46 (7%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 1996.

Collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 1996

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 1996: 43, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40435715
2ndA46424701
3rdA4019313415
4thA435243015
5thA4013141503
6thB40758802
7thA40157701
8thB46326900
9thB463451303
10thB46333500
11thB40631100

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 1996

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 328.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 1996

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 1996: 139.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1996.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years