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Cheltenham road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 126 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 2013, and 154 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 27% on 2012 (173), and casualties fell from 208.

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

Collisions in 2013
126
Down 27% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
154
Down 26% on 2012
Fatal collisions
3
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 2013

2.4% of collisions in Cheltenham in 2013 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.4%
  • Serious2318%
  • Slight10079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious2718%
  • Slight12481%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 2013 is highlighted, with 126, down 27% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 126
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (14%)
  • Tuesday22 (17%)
  • Wednesday21 (17%)
  • Thursday20 (16%)
  • Friday16 (13%)
  • Saturday17 (13%)
  • Sunday12 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (17%)
  • February7 (5.6%)
  • March6 (4.8%)
  • April7 (5.6%)
  • May6 (4.8%)
  • June10 (7.9%)
  • July12 (9.5%)
  • August12 (9.5%)
  • September7 (5.6%)
  • October12 (9.5%)
  • November12 (9.5%)
  • December14 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight90 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds113 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (4.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry80 (63%)
  • Wet or damp41 (33%)
  • Snow3 (2.4%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph95 (75%)
  • 40 mph25 (20%)
  • 60 mph5 (4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway115 (91%)
  • Roundabout6 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant75 (49%)
  • Pedestrian35 (23%)
  • Cyclist22 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2023 (15%)
  • 21 to 2521 (14%)
  • 26 to 3529 (19%)
  • 36 to 4526 (17%)
  • 46 to 5527 (18%)
  • 56 to 657 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 757 (4.5%)
  • Over 754 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider91 (59%)
  • Pedestrian35 (23%)
  • Passenger28 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car169 (72%)
  • Motorcycle23 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (9.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 2013.

Collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cheltenham in 2013

College, Cheltenham, GL50 1NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheltenham in 2013, with 30 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 2013

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 2013: 23, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40232805
2ndA46132021
3rdA40199903
4thA4356803
5thA40135500
6thB40752200
7thB46332200
8thA40151100
9thB40631100
10thB46321100

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 2013

Cheltenham had 119 collisions in 2013.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 2013

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 2013: 48.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 2013, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years