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Cheltenham road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 1997, and 428 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1996 (362), and casualties fell from 431.

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

Collisions in 1997
371
Up 2% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
428
Down 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 1997

0.8% of collisions in Cheltenham in 1997 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious3710%
  • Slight33189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious388.9%
  • Slight38790%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 1997 is highlighted, with 371, up 2% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997: 371
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (12%)
  • Tuesday59 (16%)
  • Wednesday66 (18%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday66 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.6%)
  • February28 (7.5%)
  • March24 (6.5%)
  • April33 (8.9%)
  • May34 (9.2%)
  • June33 (8.9%)
  • July26 (7%)
  • August22 (5.9%)
  • September25 (6.7%)
  • October39 (11%)
  • November40 (11%)
  • December35 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds319 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (75%)
  • Wet or damp94 (25%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph281 (76%)
  • 40 mph55 (15%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph28 (7.5%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (73%)
  • Roundabout37 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (9.4%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (7.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant209 (49%)
  • Cyclist79 (18%)
  • Pedestrian64 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2062 (14%)
  • 21 to 2564 (15%)
  • 26 to 3590 (21%)
  • 36 to 4565 (15%)
  • 46 to 5533 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6531 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.9%)
  • Over 7519 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider292 (68%)
  • Passenger72 (17%)
  • Pedestrian64 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car504 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (11%)
  • Motorcycle60 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Cheltenham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Cheltenham ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 1997.

Collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 1997

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 1997: 66, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40667713
2ndA4019384812
3rdA46364314
4thA435212704
5thA4013111104
6thB407591200
7thB40637901
8thB46347701
9thB46336701
10thB46325701
11thA40152200
12thA4361100

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 1997

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 340.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 1997

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 1997: 155.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 1997, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Cheltenham road accidents in other years