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Cheltenham road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 337 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 2002, and 408 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2001 (377), and casualties fell from 448.

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

Collisions in 2002
337
Down 11% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
408
Down 9% on 2001
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 2002

None of the collisions in Cheltenham in 2002 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4313%
  • Slight29487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4712%
  • Slight36188%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 2002 is highlighted, with 337, down 11% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002: 337
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday65 (19%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday34 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.3%)
  • February21 (6.2%)
  • March39 (12%)
  • April24 (7.1%)
  • May19 (5.6%)
  • June33 (9.8%)
  • July20 (5.9%)
  • August23 (6.8%)
  • September29 (8.6%)
  • October37 (11%)
  • November35 (10%)
  • December29 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (70%)
  • Wet or damp99 (29%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph290 (86%)
  • 40 mph38 (11%)
  • 60 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (75%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout30 (8.9%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (6.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant213 (52%)
  • Cyclist65 (16%)
  • Pedestrian63 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (4.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2061 (15%)
  • 21 to 2557 (14%)
  • 26 to 3589 (22%)
  • 36 to 4562 (15%)
  • 46 to 5540 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.7%)
  • Over 7518 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider255 (63%)
  • Passenger90 (22%)
  • Pedestrian63 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car478 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (11%)
  • Motorcycle43 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 2002.

Collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 10 other areas
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cheltenham in 2002

College, Cheltenham, GL50 1NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheltenham in 2002, with 78 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 2002

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 2002: 51, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA405166010
2ndA46506202
3rdA4019213101
4thA4013172105
5thB463391000
6thA43581202
7thB40757901
8thB46325500
9thA40153301
10thB46342200
11thB40631100

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 2002

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 320.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 2002

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 2002: 132.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years