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Cheltenham road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 103 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 2020, and 123 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2019 (116), and casualties fell from 141.

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

Collisions in 2020
103
Down 11% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
123
Down 13% on 2019
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 2020

1% of collisions in Cheltenham in 2020 were fatal and 37% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious3837%
  • Slight6462%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious3932%
  • Slight8367%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 2020 is highlighted, with 103, down 11% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 103
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (11%)
  • Tuesday15 (15%)
  • Wednesday12 (12%)
  • Thursday25 (24%)
  • Friday14 (14%)
  • Saturday15 (15%)
  • Sunday11 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (25%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (7.8%)
  • February14 (14%)
  • March8 (7.8%)
  • April5 (4.9%)
  • May3 (2.9%)
  • June7 (6.8%)
  • July12 (12%)
  • August6 (5.8%)
  • September13 (13%)
  • October12 (12%)
  • November5 (4.9%)
  • December10 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight72 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds77 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.9%)
  • Other1 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry67 (65%)
  • Wet or damp36 (35%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph85 (83%)
  • 40 mph11 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (1%)
  • 60 mph1 (1%)
  • 70 mph1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway82 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout9 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant49 (40%)
  • Cyclist43 (35%)
  • Pedestrian16 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (11%)
  • 16 to 208 (6.5%)
  • 21 to 2513 (11%)
  • 26 to 3523 (19%)
  • 36 to 4516 (13%)
  • 46 to 5513 (11%)
  • 56 to 6511 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (8.9%)
  • Over 755 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider86 (70%)
  • Passenger21 (17%)
  • Pedestrian16 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car122 (62%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (22%)
  • Motorcycle14 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 2020.

Collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cheltenham in 2020

College, Cheltenham, GL50 1NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheltenham in 2020, with 24 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 2020

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 2020: 19, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40192506
2ndA401391005
3rdA468801
4thB40756611
5thA40195804
6thA4354501
7thB46332200
8thA40151101
9thB11100
10thB46341200

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 2020

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 98.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 2020

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 2020: 44.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 2020, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2020.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years