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Cheltenham road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 120 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 2022, and 134 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 2021 (101), and casualties rose from 111.

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

Collisions in 2022
120
Up 19% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
134
Up 21% on 2021
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 2022

None of the collisions in Cheltenham in 2022 were fatal and 34% were serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4134%
  • Slight7966%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4131%
  • Slight9369%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 2022 is highlighted, with 120, up 19% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 120
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (10%)
  • Tuesday15 (13%)
  • Wednesday21 (18%)
  • Thursday34 (28%)
  • Friday17 (14%)
  • Saturday10 (8.3%)
  • Sunday11 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (8.3%)
  • February9 (7.5%)
  • March10 (8.3%)
  • April10 (8.3%)
  • May11 (9.2%)
  • June9 (7.5%)
  • July11 (9.2%)
  • August6 (5%)
  • September9 (7.5%)
  • October15 (13%)
  • November11 (9.2%)
  • December9 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight90 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds100 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (11%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry94 (78%)
  • Wet or damp25 (21%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (4.2%)
  • 30 mph89 (74%)
  • 40 mph22 (18%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway98 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout9 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant46 (34%)
  • Cyclist30 (22%)
  • Pedestrian30 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (12%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 157 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2017 (13%)
  • 21 to 2515 (11%)
  • 26 to 3520 (15%)
  • 36 to 4519 (14%)
  • 46 to 5520 (15%)
  • 56 to 6518 (13%)
  • 66 to 759 (6.7%)
  • Over 758 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider85 (63%)
  • Pedestrian30 (22%)
  • Passenger19 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car139 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (14%)
  • Motorcycle17 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (6.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 2022.

Collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cheltenham in 2022

College, Cheltenham, GL50 1NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheltenham in 2022, with 21 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 2022

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 2022: 19, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40192205
2ndA46111306
3rdA40136704
4thA40196700
5thA4355503
6thB40754603
7thA40151100
8thB40631100
9thB46321100

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 2022

Cheltenham had 114 collisions in 2022.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 2022

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 2022: 45.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 2022, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2022.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years