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Cheltenham road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 161 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 2024, and 185 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2023 (158), and casualties fell from 192.

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

Collisions in 2024
161
Up 2% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
185
Down 4% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 2024

1.2% of collisions in Cheltenham in 2024 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious3924%
  • Slight12075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious4022%
  • Slight14377%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 2024 is highlighted, with 161, up 2% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 161
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (14%)
  • Tuesday27 (17%)
  • Wednesday26 (16%)
  • Thursday24 (15%)
  • Friday25 (16%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday17 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.6%)
  • February12 (7.5%)
  • March10 (6.2%)
  • April12 (7.5%)
  • May16 (9.9%)
  • June14 (8.7%)
  • July16 (9.9%)
  • August11 (6.8%)
  • September11 (6.8%)
  • October15 (9.3%)
  • November23 (14%)
  • December12 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (78%)
  • Wet or damp36 (22%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph134 (83%)
  • 40 mph23 (14%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway135 (84%)
  • Roundabout14 (8.7%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (7.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant71 (38%)
  • Cyclist55 (30%)
  • Pedestrian27 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (12%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2015 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2513 (7%)
  • 26 to 3532 (17%)
  • 36 to 4539 (21%)
  • 46 to 5520 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (14%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.9%)
  • Over 7515 (8.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider140 (76%)
  • Pedestrian27 (15%)
  • Passenger18 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car199 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (18%)
  • Motorcycle25 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 2024.

Collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cheltenham in 2024

College, Cheltenham, GL50 1NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheltenham in 2024, with 29 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 2024

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 2024: 24, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40242807
2ndA46182022
3rdA4019111101
4thA40137702
5thA4357902
6thB46326603
7thA40151100
8thB40751100

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 2024

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 154.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 2024

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 2024: 70.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 2024, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2024.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years