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Cheltenham road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 266 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 2006, and 334 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2005 (280), and casualties fell from 353.

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

Collisions in 2006
266
Down 5% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
334
Down 5% on 2005
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 2006

2.3% of collisions in Cheltenham in 2006 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious2710%
  • Slight23388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious288.4%
  • Slight29889%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 2006 is highlighted, with 266, down 5% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006: 266
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (15%)
  • Tuesday40 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (15%)
  • Thursday40 (15%)
  • Friday49 (18%)
  • Saturday32 (12%)
  • Sunday24 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9%)
  • February20 (7.5%)
  • March20 (7.5%)
  • April14 (5.3%)
  • May26 (9.8%)
  • June29 (11%)
  • July25 (9.4%)
  • August12 (4.5%)
  • September25 (9.4%)
  • October22 (8.3%)
  • November28 (11%)
  • December21 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight201 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (75%)
  • Wet or damp63 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph209 (79%)
  • 40 mph37 (14%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph9 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout17 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (59%)
  • Cyclist47 (14%)
  • Pedestrian46 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2062 (19%)
  • 21 to 2548 (14%)
  • 26 to 3564 (19%)
  • 36 to 4549 (15%)
  • 46 to 5534 (10%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.4%)
  • Over 758 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (66%)
  • Passenger67 (20%)
  • Pedestrian46 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car383 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle28 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 2006.

Collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
316th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cheltenham in 2006

College, Cheltenham, GL50 1NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheltenham in 2006, with 53 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 2006

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 2006: 44, including 3 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40445934
2ndA46273206
3rdA435121620
4thA4019111400
5thA4013101402
6thB46327802
7thB40755500
8thB40632300
9thB46332200
10thB46342300

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 2006

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 250.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 2006

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 2006: 124.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 2006, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years