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Cheltenham road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 280 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 2005, and 353 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2004 (329), and casualties fell from 404.

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

Collisions in 2005
280
Down 15% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
353
Down 13% on 2004
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
8.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 2005

1.1% of collisions in Cheltenham in 2005 were fatal and 8.6% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious248.6%
  • Slight25390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious267.4%
  • Slight32492%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 2005 is highlighted, with 280, down 15% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 280
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (17%)
  • Wednesday44 (16%)
  • Thursday41 (15%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday38 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (10%)
  • February17 (6.1%)
  • March29 (10%)
  • April23 (8.2%)
  • May23 (8.2%)
  • June24 (8.6%)
  • July19 (6.8%)
  • August17 (6.1%)
  • September19 (6.8%)
  • October28 (10%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December21 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (75%)
  • Wet or damp68 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph239 (85%)
  • 40 mph27 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant193 (55%)
  • Cyclist55 (16%)
  • Pedestrian53 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (11%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2074 (21%)
  • 21 to 2534 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3563 (18%)
  • 36 to 4566 (19%)
  • 46 to 5537 (10%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.7%)
  • Over 7511 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider239 (68%)
  • Passenger61 (17%)
  • Pedestrian53 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car388 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (10%)
  • Motorcycle43 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 292 of them in 2005.

Collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cheltenham in 2005

College, Cheltenham, GL50 1NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheltenham in 2005, with 58 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 2005

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 2005: 44, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40446203
2ndA46344101
3rdA4013162101
4thA4019121802
5thB463391001
6thA4357900
7thB463461010
8thB407541000
9thB46324500
10thB40633300
11thA40152200

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 2005

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 266.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 2005

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 2005: 125.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years