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Cheltenham road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 116 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 2019, and 141 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2018 (142), and casualties fell from 165.

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

Collisions in 2019
116
Down 18% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
141
Down 15% on 2018
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 2019

None of the collisions in Cheltenham in 2019 were fatal and 26% were serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3026%
  • Slight8674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3122%
  • Slight11078%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 2019 is highlighted, with 116, down 18% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 116
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (13%)
  • Tuesday25 (22%)
  • Wednesday20 (17%)
  • Thursday21 (18%)
  • Friday16 (14%)
  • Saturday12 (10%)
  • Sunday7 (6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (4.3%)
  • February12 (10%)
  • March13 (11%)
  • April13 (11%)
  • May5 (4.3%)
  • June12 (10%)
  • July10 (8.6%)
  • August9 (7.8%)
  • September10 (8.6%)
  • October8 (6.9%)
  • November12 (10%)
  • December7 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight83 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds87 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry80 (69%)
  • Wet or damp35 (30%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph97 (84%)
  • 40 mph14 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway101 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (6%)
  • Roundabout5 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant60 (43%)
  • Cyclist43 (30%)
  • Pedestrian19 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 156 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2019 (13%)
  • 21 to 2515 (11%)
  • 26 to 3526 (18%)
  • 36 to 4522 (16%)
  • 46 to 5522 (16%)
  • 56 to 6513 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 756 (4.3%)
  • Over 758 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider101 (72%)
  • Passenger21 (15%)
  • Pedestrian19 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car143 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (20%)
  • Motorcycle12 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 2019.

Collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 12 other areas
Serious collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cheltenham in 2019

College, Cheltenham, GL50 1NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheltenham in 2019, with 27 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 2019

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 2019: 14, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40142502
2ndA4691103
3rdA40134401
4thA40194501
5thB46333302
6thA40152201
7thA4352202
8thB40631100
9thB40751100
10thB46341200

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 2019

Cheltenham had 110 collisions in 2019.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 2019

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 2019: 52.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 2019, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2019.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years