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Cheltenham road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 195 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 2008, and 234 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2007 (236), and casualties fell from 281.

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

Collisions in 2008
195
Down 17% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
234
Down 17% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 2008

1% of collisions in Cheltenham in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious2513%
  • Slight16886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious2611%
  • Slight20688%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 195, down 17% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 195
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (11%)
  • Tuesday35 (18%)
  • Wednesday28 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (16%)
  • Friday30 (15%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.7%)
  • February17 (8.7%)
  • March12 (6.2%)
  • April18 (9.2%)
  • May15 (7.7%)
  • June25 (13%)
  • July18 (9.2%)
  • August21 (11%)
  • September10 (5.1%)
  • October19 (9.7%)
  • November15 (7.7%)
  • December12 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (7.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (81%)
  • Wet or damp35 (18%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph151 (77%)
  • 40 mph37 (19%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway155 (79%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout11 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant128 (55%)
  • Cyclist43 (18%)
  • Pedestrian41 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2043 (18%)
  • 21 to 2537 (16%)
  • 26 to 3547 (20%)
  • 36 to 4528 (12%)
  • 46 to 5526 (11%)
  • 56 to 6513 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.6%)
  • Over 758 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider148 (63%)
  • Passenger45 (19%)
  • Pedestrian41 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car283 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (12%)
  • Motorcycle17 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cheltenham ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 2008.

Collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cheltenham in 2008

College, Cheltenham, GL50 1NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheltenham in 2008, with 45 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 2008

The A46 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 2008: 32, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46323904
2ndA40253714
3rdA4019121513
4thA40138901
5thA43581000
6thB46335501
7thB40754501
8thB46323300
9thA40152201

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 2008

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 183.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 2008

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 2008: 71.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 2008, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2008.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years