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Cheltenham road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 173 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 2012, and 208 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2011 (202), and casualties fell from 230.

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

Collisions in 2012
173
Down 14% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
208
Down 10% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 2012

1.2% of collisions in Cheltenham in 2012 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious3923%
  • Slight13276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious4220%
  • Slight16479%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 2012 is highlighted, with 173, down 14% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 173
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (12%)
  • Tuesday32 (18%)
  • Wednesday28 (16%)
  • Thursday31 (18%)
  • Friday32 (18%)
  • Saturday18 (10%)
  • Sunday12 (6.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.4%)
  • February14 (8.1%)
  • March19 (11%)
  • April9 (5.2%)
  • May11 (6.4%)
  • June15 (8.7%)
  • July11 (6.4%)
  • August11 (6.4%)
  • September17 (9.8%)
  • October19 (11%)
  • November25 (14%)
  • December11 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (68%)
  • Wet or damp50 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph130 (75%)
  • 40 mph32 (18%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph8 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway135 (78%)
  • Roundabout17 (9.8%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant96 (46%)
  • Cyclist44 (21%)
  • Pedestrian39 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 102 (1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2035 (17%)
  • 21 to 2523 (11%)
  • 26 to 3541 (20%)
  • 36 to 4527 (13%)
  • 46 to 5530 (14%)
  • 56 to 6513 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.8%)
  • Over 7510 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (65%)
  • Pedestrian39 (19%)
  • Passenger34 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car215 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (15%)
  • Motorcycle28 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 311 of them in 2012.

Collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cheltenham in 2012

College, Cheltenham, GL50 1NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheltenham in 2012, with 30 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 2012

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 2012: 30, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40304018
2ndA46212206
3rdA4019152200
4thA4357901
5thA40136802
6thB46335501
7thB40754502
8thA40153501
9thB46323301
10thB46343301

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 2012

Cheltenham had 163 collisions in 2012.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 2012

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 2012: 82.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2012.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years