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Cheltenham road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 101 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 2021, and 111 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2020 (103), and casualties fell from 123.

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

Collisions in 2021
101
Down 2% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
111
Down 10% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 2021

2% of collisions in Cheltenham in 2021 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22%
  • Serious3131%
  • Slight6867%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.8%
  • Serious3229%
  • Slight7769%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 2021 is highlighted, with 101, down 2% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 101
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (15%)
  • Tuesday17 (17%)
  • Wednesday9 (8.9%)
  • Thursday20 (20%)
  • Friday15 (15%)
  • Saturday14 (14%)
  • Sunday11 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (22%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5921 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (1%)
  • February9 (8.9%)
  • March7 (6.9%)
  • April7 (6.9%)
  • May11 (11%)
  • June5 (5%)
  • July9 (8.9%)
  • August9 (8.9%)
  • September9 (8.9%)
  • October13 (13%)
  • November13 (13%)
  • December8 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight74 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds84 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (5.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Other6 (5.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry79 (78%)
  • Wet or damp21 (21%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (6.9%)
  • 30 mph77 (76%)
  • 40 mph15 (15%)
  • 60 mph2 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway84 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout6 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist38 (34%)
  • Car occupant36 (32%)
  • Pedestrian24 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 2010 (9%)
  • 21 to 2515 (14%)
  • 26 to 3524 (22%)
  • 36 to 4512 (11%)
  • 46 to 5515 (14%)
  • 56 to 6513 (12%)
  • 66 to 754 (3.6%)
  • Over 754 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider74 (67%)
  • Pedestrian24 (22%)
  • Passenger13 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car99 (58%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (22%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle8 (4.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cheltenham ranked among 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 2021.

Collisions
305th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
266th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cheltenham in 2021

College, Cheltenham, GL50 1NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheltenham in 2021, with 20 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 2021

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 2021: 12, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40121214
2ndA43581014
3rdA467701
4thA40195500
5thA40134502
6thB13300
7thB40753300
8thB46333401
9thA40151100
10thB46321101

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 2021

Cheltenham had 96 collisions in 2021.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 2021

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 2021: 41.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 2021, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years