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Cheltenham road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 236 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 2007, and 281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2006 (266), and casualties fell from 334.

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

Collisions in 2007
236
Down 11% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
281
Down 16% on 2006
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 2007

0.8% of collisions in Cheltenham in 2007 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3013%
  • Slight20486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3111%
  • Slight24888%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 2007 is highlighted, with 236, down 11% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 236
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (17%)
  • Tuesday22 (9.3%)
  • Wednesday41 (17%)
  • Thursday32 (14%)
  • Friday42 (18%)
  • Saturday35 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.2%)
  • February11 (4.7%)
  • March18 (7.6%)
  • April19 (8.1%)
  • May25 (11%)
  • June23 (9.7%)
  • July20 (8.5%)
  • August19 (8.1%)
  • September17 (7.2%)
  • October14 (5.9%)
  • November35 (15%)
  • December18 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (67%)
  • Wet or damp75 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph177 (75%)
  • 40 mph41 (17%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph11 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway176 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (12%)
  • Roundabout20 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (52%)
  • Cyclist48 (17%)
  • Pedestrian48 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (11%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2055 (20%)
  • 21 to 2526 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3551 (18%)
  • 36 to 4555 (20%)
  • 46 to 5531 (11%)
  • 56 to 6520 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.5%)
  • Over 758 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider183 (65%)
  • Passenger50 (18%)
  • Pedestrian48 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car330 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (11%)
  • Motorcycle34 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 2007.

Collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cheltenham in 2007

College, Cheltenham, GL50 1NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheltenham in 2007, with 37 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 2007

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 2007: 36, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40363802
2ndA46222804
3rdA4019202516
4thA4013121401
5thA4357900
6thB46326800
7thB40755500
8thB46335701
9thA40151300
10thB46341100

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 2007

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 217.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 2007

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 2007: 115.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years