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Cheltenham road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 118 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 2016, and 140 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2015 (131), and casualties fell from 158.

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

Collisions in 2016
118
Down 10% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
140
Down 11% on 2015
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 2016

None of the collisions in Cheltenham in 2016 were fatal and 16% were serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1916%
  • Slight9984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1914%
  • Slight12186%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 118, down 10% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 118
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (7.6%)
  • Tuesday24 (20%)
  • Wednesday16 (14%)
  • Thursday20 (17%)
  • Friday27 (23%)
  • Saturday18 (15%)
  • Sunday4 (3.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (12%)
  • February11 (9.3%)
  • March9 (7.6%)
  • April8 (6.8%)
  • May15 (13%)
  • June7 (5.9%)
  • July7 (5.9%)
  • August2 (1.7%)
  • September6 (5.1%)
  • October9 (7.6%)
  • November16 (14%)
  • December14 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight88 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (25%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds103 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Other2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (86%)
  • Wet or damp16 (14%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph100 (85%)
  • 40 mph15 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway87 (74%)
  • Roundabout13 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (8.5%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (6.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant58 (41%)
  • Cyclist35 (25%)
  • Pedestrian24 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (5.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 157 (5%)
  • 16 to 2012 (8.6%)
  • 21 to 2511 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 3526 (19%)
  • 36 to 4516 (11%)
  • 46 to 5519 (14%)
  • 56 to 6518 (13%)
  • 66 to 758 (5.7%)
  • Over 759 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider92 (66%)
  • Passenger24 (17%)
  • Pedestrian24 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car148 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (17%)
  • Motorcycle21 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 2016.

Collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 30 other areas
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cheltenham in 2016

College, Cheltenham, GL50 1NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheltenham in 2016, with 24 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 2016

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 2016: 18, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40182005
2ndA46151805
3rdA43591202
4thA40196802
5thB46335700
6thA40134500
7thB46324500
8thB40753400
9thA40151100

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 2016

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 110.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 2016

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 2016: 42.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years