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Cheltenham road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 377 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 2001, and 448 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2000 (335), and casualties rose from 412.

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

Collisions in 2001
377
Up 13% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
448
Up 9% on 2000
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 2001

0.8% of collisions in Cheltenham in 2001 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4512%
  • Slight32987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4710%
  • Slight39889%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 377, up 13% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001: 377
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday70 (19%)
  • Thursday66 (18%)
  • Friday49 (13%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (9.5%)
  • February21 (5.6%)
  • March49 (13%)
  • April29 (7.7%)
  • May38 (10%)
  • June27 (7.2%)
  • July33 (8.8%)
  • August27 (7.2%)
  • September25 (6.6%)
  • October31 (8.2%)
  • November38 (10%)
  • December23 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (75%)
  • Wet or damp88 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph314 (83%)
  • 40 mph45 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph10 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (67%)
  • Roundabout50 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (8.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant227 (51%)
  • Cyclist89 (20%)
  • Pedestrian74 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2058 (13%)
  • 21 to 2549 (11%)
  • 26 to 3599 (22%)
  • 36 to 4570 (16%)
  • 46 to 5541 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6538 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.5%)
  • Over 7516 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (67%)
  • Passenger74 (17%)
  • Pedestrian74 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car519 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (13%)
  • Motorcycle42 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Cheltenham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cheltenham ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 2001.

Collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cheltenham in 2001

College, Cheltenham, GL50 1NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheltenham in 2001, with 78 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 2001

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 2001: 57, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40577005
2ndA46425104
3rdA4019364303
4thA4013212413
5thA435152002
6thB4633151700
7thA40157901
8thB40757800
9thB46325700
10thB40631100
11thB46341201

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 2001

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 356.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 2001

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 2001: 161.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 2001, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years