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Cheltenham road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 123 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 2017, and 150 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2016 (118), and casualties rose from 140.

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

Collisions in 2017
123
Up 4% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
150
Up 7% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 2017

3.3% of collisions in Cheltenham in 2017 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.3%
  • Serious2823%
  • Slight9174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.7%
  • Serious3221%
  • Slight11476%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 123, up 4% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 123
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (15%)
  • Tuesday18 (15%)
  • Wednesday21 (17%)
  • Thursday21 (17%)
  • Friday20 (16%)
  • Saturday14 (11%)
  • Sunday11 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (8.1%)
  • February9 (7.3%)
  • March14 (11%)
  • April8 (6.5%)
  • May7 (5.7%)
  • June11 (8.9%)
  • July15 (12%)
  • August14 (11%)
  • September7 (5.7%)
  • October11 (8.9%)
  • November8 (6.5%)
  • December9 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight100 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds107 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (7.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry98 (80%)
  • Wet or damp23 (19%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph104 (85%)
  • 40 mph15 (12%)
  • 60 mph3 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway92 (75%)
  • Roundabout12 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (7.3%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant59 (39%)
  • Pedestrian39 (26%)
  • Cyclist35 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2%)
  • 6 to 103 (2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 2018 (12%)
  • 21 to 2517 (11%)
  • 26 to 3523 (15%)
  • 36 to 4519 (13%)
  • 46 to 5522 (15%)
  • 56 to 6515 (10%)
  • 66 to 756 (4%)
  • Over 757 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider87 (58%)
  • Pedestrian39 (26%)
  • Passenger24 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car148 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (16%)
  • Motorcycle13 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 315 of them in 2017.

Collisions
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cheltenham in 2017

College, Cheltenham, GL50 1NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheltenham in 2017, with 29 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 2017

The A46 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 2017: 9, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4691002
2ndA408901
3rdA40198903
4thB46323300
5thA40132401
6thB46332201
7thB40751110

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 2017

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 116.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 2017

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 2017: 50.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years