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Cheltenham road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 202 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 2011, and 230 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2010 (168), and casualties rose from 205.

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

Collisions in 2011
202
Up 20% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
230
Up 12% on 2010
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 2011

None of the collisions in Cheltenham in 2011 were fatal and 17% were serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3517%
  • Slight16783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3616%
  • Slight19484%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 2011 is highlighted, with 202, up 20% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 202
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (7.4%)
  • Tuesday35 (17%)
  • Wednesday33 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (22%)
  • Friday29 (14%)
  • Saturday29 (14%)
  • Sunday16 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (11%)
  • February16 (7.9%)
  • March20 (9.9%)
  • April12 (5.9%)
  • May15 (7.4%)
  • June15 (7.4%)
  • July22 (11%)
  • August12 (5.9%)
  • September13 (6.4%)
  • October20 (9.9%)
  • November15 (7.4%)
  • December20 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (93%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (83%)
  • Wet or damp30 (15%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph165 (82%)
  • 40 mph29 (14%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph4 (2%)
  • 70 mph2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (82%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.9%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant81 (35%)
  • Cyclist59 (26%)
  • Pedestrian57 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2038 (17%)
  • 21 to 2518 (7.8%)
  • 26 to 3536 (16%)
  • 36 to 4538 (17%)
  • 46 to 5543 (19%)
  • 56 to 6514 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 753 (1.3%)
  • Over 7512 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (61%)
  • Pedestrian57 (25%)
  • Passenger32 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car245 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (16%)
  • Motorcycle29 (8.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 297 of them in 2011.

Collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cheltenham in 2011

College, Cheltenham, GL50 1NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheltenham in 2011, with 39 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 2011

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 2011: 37, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40373708
2ndA46151503
3rdA4013141701
4thA4019141604
5thA435141702
6thB46338802
7thB46327900
8thA40154401
9thB40752200
10thB40631200

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 2011

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 193.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 2011

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 2011: 93.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 2011, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years