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Cheltenham road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 180 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 2009, and 218 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2008 (195), and casualties fell from 234.

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

Collisions in 2009
180
Down 8% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
218
Down 7% on 2008
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 2009

0.6% of collisions in Cheltenham in 2009 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2413%
  • Slight15586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2511%
  • Slight19288%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 2009 is highlighted, with 180, down 8% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 180
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (13%)
  • Tuesday32 (18%)
  • Wednesday26 (14%)
  • Thursday20 (11%)
  • Friday31 (17%)
  • Saturday26 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (10%)
  • February14 (7.8%)
  • March20 (11%)
  • April10 (5.6%)
  • May18 (10%)
  • June7 (3.9%)
  • July18 (10%)
  • August13 (7.2%)
  • September11 (6.1%)
  • October19 (11%)
  • November20 (11%)
  • December12 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight139 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (8.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (77%)
  • Wet or damp39 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph149 (83%)
  • 40 mph27 (15%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (91%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant125 (57%)
  • Pedestrian42 (19%)
  • Cyclist34 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2040 (18%)
  • 21 to 2526 (12%)
  • 26 to 3545 (21%)
  • 36 to 4529 (13%)
  • 46 to 5531 (14%)
  • 56 to 6514 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.5%)
  • Over 7511 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider138 (63%)
  • Pedestrian42 (19%)
  • Passenger38 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car255 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (11%)
  • Motorcycle15 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 2009.

Collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cheltenham in 2009

College, Cheltenham, GL50 1NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheltenham in 2009, with 44 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 2009

The A46 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 2009: 25, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46253102
2ndA40202804
3rdA4019202602
4thA4358801
5thB40756600
6thB46336600
7thA40134400
8thA40152202
9thB46322201
10thB40631410

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 2009

Cheltenham had 169 collisions in 2009.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 2009

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 2009: 72.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2009.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years