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Cheltenham road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 168 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 2010, and 205 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2009 (180), and casualties fell from 218.

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

Collisions in 2010
168
Down 7% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
205
Down 6% on 2009
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 2010

1.8% of collisions in Cheltenham in 2010 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious2213%
  • Slight14385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious2412%
  • Slight17887%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 2010 is highlighted, with 168, down 7% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 168
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (15%)
  • Tuesday27 (16%)
  • Wednesday24 (14%)
  • Thursday18 (11%)
  • Friday32 (19%)
  • Saturday19 (11%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (4.8%)
  • February15 (8.9%)
  • March14 (8.3%)
  • April14 (8.3%)
  • May16 (9.5%)
  • June21 (13%)
  • July16 (9.5%)
  • August15 (8.9%)
  • September16 (9.5%)
  • October13 (7.7%)
  • November9 (5.4%)
  • December11 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight127 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (7.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (74%)
  • Wet or damp39 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph132 (79%)
  • 40 mph29 (17%)
  • 60 mph5 (3%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway126 (75%)
  • Roundabout17 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant101 (49%)
  • Cyclist37 (18%)
  • Pedestrian34 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 107 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2034 (17%)
  • 21 to 2526 (13%)
  • 26 to 3533 (16%)
  • 36 to 4536 (18%)
  • 46 to 5526 (13%)
  • 56 to 6517 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.9%)
  • Over 7513 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider127 (62%)
  • Passenger44 (21%)
  • Pedestrian34 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car214 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (13%)
  • Motorcycle18 (6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 2010.

Collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cheltenham in 2010

College, Cheltenham, GL50 1NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheltenham in 2010, with 32 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 2010

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 2010: 30, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40303905
2ndA46202303
3rdA4019131700
4thA435111200
5thA401381101
6thB46338801
7thB46325711
8thB40753400
9thA40151110
10thB46341101

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 2010

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 157.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 2010

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 2010: 72.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 2010, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2010.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years