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Cheltenham road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 131 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 2015, and 158 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2014 (130), and casualties fell from 159.

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

Collisions in 2015
131
Up 1% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
158
Down 1% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 2015

1.5% of collisions in Cheltenham in 2015 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.5%
  • Serious2217%
  • Slight10782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious2315%
  • Slight13384%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 131, up 1% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 131
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (16%)
  • Tuesday19 (15%)
  • Wednesday24 (18%)
  • Thursday23 (18%)
  • Friday21 (16%)
  • Saturday14 (11%)
  • Sunday9 (6.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (3.1%)
  • February10 (7.6%)
  • March13 (9.9%)
  • April8 (6.1%)
  • May14 (11%)
  • June9 (6.9%)
  • July9 (6.9%)
  • August15 (11%)
  • September17 (13%)
  • October12 (9.2%)
  • November10 (7.6%)
  • December10 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight99 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds113 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (77%)
  • Wet or damp29 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph101 (77%)
  • 40 mph19 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph5 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph4 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway96 (73%)
  • Roundabout17 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant64 (41%)
  • Pedestrian41 (26%)
  • Cyclist36 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (9.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2017 (11%)
  • 21 to 2522 (14%)
  • 26 to 3530 (19%)
  • 36 to 4527 (17%)
  • 46 to 5531 (20%)
  • 56 to 6510 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 753 (1.9%)
  • Over 756 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider101 (64%)
  • Pedestrian41 (26%)
  • Passenger16 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car173 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (15%)
  • Motorcycle15 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 2015.

Collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cheltenham in 2015

College, Cheltenham, GL50 1NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheltenham in 2015, with 22 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 2015

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 2015: 23, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40233715
2ndA4013111501
3rdA46111101
4thA4357701
5thA40194501
6thB46334400
7thB40753400
8thB46343301
9thB46322200
10thB40631101

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 2015

Cheltenham had 118 collisions in 2015.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 2015

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 2015: 62.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years