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Cheltenham road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 130 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 2014, and 159 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2013 (126), and casualties rose from 154.

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

Collisions in 2014
130
Up 3% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
159
Up 3% on 2013
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 2014

0.8% of collisions in Cheltenham in 2014 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2922%
  • Slight10077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3321%
  • Slight12579%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 2014 is highlighted, with 130, up 3% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 130
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (11%)
  • Tuesday18 (14%)
  • Wednesday26 (20%)
  • Thursday19 (15%)
  • Friday25 (19%)
  • Saturday11 (8.5%)
  • Sunday17 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (23%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (8.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (10%)
  • February8 (6.2%)
  • March14 (11%)
  • April14 (11%)
  • May5 (3.8%)
  • June12 (9.2%)
  • July13 (10%)
  • August10 (7.7%)
  • September7 (5.4%)
  • October11 (8.5%)
  • November17 (13%)
  • December6 (4.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight100 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds114 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (12%)

Road surface

  • Dry88 (68%)
  • Wet or damp41 (32%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph109 (84%)
  • 40 mph16 (12%)
  • 60 mph4 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway103 (79%)
  • Roundabout18 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant69 (43%)
  • Cyclist34 (21%)
  • Pedestrian30 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (14%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (5%)
  • 16 to 2022 (14%)
  • 21 to 2525 (16%)
  • 26 to 3543 (27%)
  • 36 to 4518 (11%)
  • 46 to 5518 (11%)
  • 56 to 658 (5%)
  • 66 to 758 (5%)
  • Over 754 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider99 (62%)
  • Passenger30 (19%)
  • Pedestrian30 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car168 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (15%)
  • Motorcycle21 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 2014.

Collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cheltenham in 2014

College, Cheltenham, GL50 1NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheltenham in 2014, with 26 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 2014

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 2014: 26, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40262908
2ndA46121411
3rdA40135501
4thA40194501
5thA4354400
6thB46333300
7thA40152201
8thB40752200
9thB46322400
10thB46341200

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 2014

Cheltenham had 122 collisions in 2014.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 2014

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 2014: 54.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 2014, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2014.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years