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Cheltenham road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 134 road traffic collisions in Cheltenham in 2025, and 152 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2024 (161), and casualties fell from 185.

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

Collisions in 2025
134
Down 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
152
Down 18% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Cheltenham in 2025

0.7% of collisions in Cheltenham in 2025 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Cheltenham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3627%
  • Slight9772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3624%
  • Slight11576%

Cheltenham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cheltenham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 578 in 1984. 2025 is highlighted, with 134, down 17% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 134
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (18%)
  • Tuesday14 (10%)
  • Wednesday27 (20%)
  • Thursday16 (12%)
  • Friday22 (16%)
  • Saturday19 (14%)
  • Sunday12 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (3.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (12%)
  • February23 (17%)
  • March8 (6%)
  • April12 (9%)
  • May5 (3.7%)
  • June15 (11%)
  • July7 (5.2%)
  • August9 (6.7%)
  • September11 (8.2%)
  • October12 (9%)
  • November6 (4.5%)
  • December10 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight94 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (3.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds106 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.2%)
  • Other2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (8.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry104 (78%)
  • Wet or damp30 (22%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3%)
  • 30 mph107 (80%)
  • 40 mph20 (15%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway109 (81%)
  • Roundabout15 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cheltenham in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant54 (36%)
  • Cyclist38 (25%)
  • Pedestrian30 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (13%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2017 (11%)
  • 21 to 2518 (12%)
  • 26 to 3519 (13%)
  • 36 to 4519 (13%)
  • 46 to 5513 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6525 (16%)
  • 66 to 7513 (8.6%)
  • Over 7514 (9.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider111 (73%)
  • Pedestrian30 (20%)
  • Passenger11 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car161 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (16%)
  • Motorcycle20 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cheltenham in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cheltenham had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 2025.

Collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cheltenham in 2025

College, Cheltenham, GL50 1NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cheltenham in 2025, with 33 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Cheltenham with the most crashes in 2025

The A40 had the most collisions in Cheltenham in 2025: 29, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cheltenham, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40293715
2ndA46111205
3rdA4355501
4thA40194401
5thA40133402
6thB40752202
7thB46322200
8thB46332200

Towns in Cheltenham: crashes in 2025

Cheltenham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 128.

Postcode districts in Cheltenham: crashes in 2025

GL51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cheltenham in 2025: 57.

Latest crashes in Cheltenham in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Cheltenham in 2025, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2025.

Severity

Cheltenham road accidents in other years