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Cheltenham road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 348 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 1999, and 409 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1998 (309), and casualties rose from 366.

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

Collisions in 1999
348
Up 13% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
409
Up 12% on 1998
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 1999

1.1% of collisions in Cheltenham in 1999 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious349.8%
  • Slight31089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious368.8%
  • Slight36990%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 1999 is highlighted, with 348, up 13% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999: 348
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (16%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (16%)
  • Thursday57 (16%)
  • Friday47 (14%)
  • Saturday45 (13%)
  • Sunday34 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.9%)
  • February14 (4%)
  • March27 (7.8%)
  • April29 (8.3%)
  • May29 (8.3%)
  • June28 (8%)
  • July29 (8.3%)
  • August31 (8.9%)
  • September41 (12%)
  • October19 (5.5%)
  • November43 (12%)
  • December27 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight251 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (70%)
  • Wet or damp101 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph282 (81%)
  • 40 mph42 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph21 (6%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway262 (75%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (9.8%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout24 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant189 (46%)
  • Pedestrian82 (20%)
  • Cyclist79 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (8.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2070 (17%)
  • 21 to 2545 (11%)
  • 26 to 3581 (20%)
  • 36 to 4551 (12%)
  • 46 to 5548 (12%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.7%)
  • Over 7516 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider255 (62%)
  • Pedestrian82 (20%)
  • Passenger72 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car467 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (12%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 1999.

Collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 1999

The A46 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 1999: 62, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46628411
2ndA40526307
3rdA4019242903
4thA435131701
5thA4013111201
6thB46339912
7thB40755501
8thB46325500
9thA40154501
10thB40633400
11thB46341210

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 1999

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 328.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 1999

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 1999: 127.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 1999, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years