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Cheltenham road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 329 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 2004, and 404 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2003 (294), and casualties rose from 370.

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

Collisions in 2004
329
Up 12% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
404
Up 9% on 2003
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 2004

0.9% of collisions in Cheltenham in 2004 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious288.5%
  • Slight29891%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious317.7%
  • Slight37092%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 329, up 12% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 329
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (12%)
  • Tuesday46 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (17%)
  • Friday72 (22%)
  • Saturday36 (11%)
  • Sunday32 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (10%)
  • February24 (7.3%)
  • March21 (6.4%)
  • April28 (8.5%)
  • May26 (7.9%)
  • June31 (9.4%)
  • July27 (8.2%)
  • August24 (7.3%)
  • September30 (9.1%)
  • October25 (7.6%)
  • November32 (9.7%)
  • December28 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds265 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (66%)
  • Wet or damp107 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph278 (84%)
  • 40 mph38 (12%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (76%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout29 (8.8%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (57%)
  • Cyclist56 (14%)
  • Pedestrian54 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2062 (15%)
  • 21 to 2546 (11%)
  • 26 to 3577 (19%)
  • 36 to 4560 (15%)
  • 46 to 5552 (13%)
  • 56 to 6542 (10%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3%)
  • Over 7513 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (69%)
  • Passenger72 (18%)
  • Pedestrian54 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car466 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle44 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 2004.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cheltenham in 2004

College, Cheltenham, GL50 1NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheltenham in 2004, with 69 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 2004

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 2004: 49, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40496902
2ndA46485604
3rdA4013181901
4thA4019172803
5thA435101111
6thB407581111
7thB46327811
8thB46337801
9thA40153301
10thB40632300
11thB46342200

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 2004

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 315.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 2004

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 2004: 141.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 2004, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years