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Cheltenham road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 335 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 2000, and 412 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1999 (348), and casualties rose from 409.

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

Collisions in 2000
335
Down 4% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
412
Up 1% on 1999
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 2000

0.9% of collisions in Cheltenham in 2000 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious3611%
  • Slight29688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4611%
  • Slight36388%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 2000 is highlighted, with 335, down 4% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000: 335
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (18%)
  • Wednesday38 (11%)
  • Thursday61 (18%)
  • Friday56 (17%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday32 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.6%)
  • February29 (8.7%)
  • March30 (9%)
  • April27 (8.1%)
  • May30 (9%)
  • June29 (8.7%)
  • July28 (8.4%)
  • August16 (4.8%)
  • September33 (9.9%)
  • October26 (7.8%)
  • November29 (8.7%)
  • December26 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight264 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (63%)
  • Wet or damp122 (36%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph271 (81%)
  • 40 mph44 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph17 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway249 (74%)
  • Roundabout36 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (7.8%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant214 (52%)
  • Pedestrian69 (17%)
  • Cyclist62 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2064 (16%)
  • 21 to 2543 (10%)
  • 26 to 3592 (22%)
  • 36 to 4565 (16%)
  • 46 to 5547 (11%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.9%)
  • Over 7520 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider270 (66%)
  • Passenger73 (18%)
  • Pedestrian69 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car471 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle47 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Cheltenham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cheltenham ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 272 of them in 2000.

Collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 2000

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 2000: 63, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40637606
2ndA46414706
3rdA4019253304
4thA4013141702
5thA43592001
6thB463291000
7thB40758902
8thA40155501
9thB40635501
10thB46335802
11thB46341200

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 2000

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 318.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 2000

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 2000: 138.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 2000, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years