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Cheltenham road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 294 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 2003, and 370 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2002 (337), and casualties fell from 408.

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

Collisions in 2003
294
Down 13% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
370
Down 9% on 2002
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 2003

0.7% of collisions in Cheltenham in 2003 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious268.8%
  • Slight26690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious277.3%
  • Slight34192%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 2003 is highlighted, with 294, down 13% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003: 294
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (17%)
  • Tuesday36 (12%)
  • Wednesday53 (18%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.1%)
  • February19 (6.5%)
  • March24 (8.2%)
  • April19 (6.5%)
  • May25 (8.5%)
  • June30 (10%)
  • July22 (7.5%)
  • August17 (5.8%)
  • September35 (12%)
  • October28 (9.5%)
  • November30 (10%)
  • December24 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (73%)
  • Wet or damp75 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph234 (80%)
  • 40 mph46 (16%)
  • 60 mph11 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (72%)
  • Roundabout36 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (7.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant224 (61%)
  • Pedestrian57 (15%)
  • Cyclist44 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2052 (14%)
  • 21 to 2547 (13%)
  • 26 to 3569 (19%)
  • 36 to 4571 (19%)
  • 46 to 5540 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.6%)
  • Over 7511 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (67%)
  • Passenger66 (18%)
  • Pedestrian57 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car444 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle41 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 2003.

Collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cheltenham in 2003

College, Cheltenham, GL50 1NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheltenham in 2003, with 54 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 2003

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 2003: 56, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40567412
2ndA46375203
3rdA4019222602
4thA435141713
5thA4013121501
6thB4632111301
7thB407591001
8thB463391002
9thA40154600
10thB40634500
11thB46342400

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 2003

Cheltenham had 278 collisions in 2003.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 2003

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 2003: 118.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years