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Tewkesbury road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 12,012 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025, and 16,712 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 386 were fatal and 2,823 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 139 collisions, down 18% on 2024 (169), and casualties fell from 237 to 201.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
12,012
51st lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
16,712
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
386
3.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
139
Down 18% on 2024

Crash severity in Tewkesbury

3.2% of collisions in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3863.2%
  • Serious2,82324%
  • Slight8,80373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4282.6%
  • Serious3,48521%
  • Slight12,79977%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. In 2025 there were 139, down 18% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025139201
2024169237
2023182253
2022167232
2021111158
202099141
2019147195
2018127170
2017136180
2016167243
2015137186
2014116154
2013108159
2012177248
2011190264
2010193243
2009222290
2008215272
2007223315
2006252335
2005310430
2004337469
2003294415
2002320463
2001344516
2000335483
1999342470
1998321440
1997253367
1996254348
1995285416
1994278378
1993272387
1992229303
1991253384
1990328490
1989290389
1988323439
1987355505
1986350481
1985368508
1984362511
1983398547
1982409561
1981346476
1980382520
1979397540

When and where crashes happen in Tewkesbury

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,660 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,721 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,773 (15%)
  • Thursday1,869 (16%)
  • Friday2,057 (17%)
  • Saturday1,579 (13%)
  • Sunday1,353 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59436 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59221 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,763 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,613 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,090 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,898 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,838 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,153 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January940 (7.8%)
  • February882 (7.3%)
  • March911 (7.6%)
  • April895 (7.5%)
  • May1,028 (8.6%)
  • June978 (8.1%)
  • July1,088 (9.1%)
  • August1,006 (8.4%)
  • September1,034 (8.6%)
  • October1,113 (9.3%)
  • November1,083 (9%)
  • December1,054 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight8,766 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,709 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,330 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown173 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit34 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds9,789 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,330 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds219 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds198 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist114 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds66 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds19 (0.2%)
  • Other159 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded118 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry8,205 (68%)
  • Wet or damp3,438 (29%)
  • Frost or ice257 (2.1%)
  • Snow69 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep28 (0.2%)
  • Mud10 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph32 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph3,317 (28%)
  • 40 mph1,661 (14%)
  • 50 mph1,171 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph4,027 (34%)
  • 70 mph1,801 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway8,908 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway2,175 (18%)
  • Roundabout746 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road144 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded39 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant10,911 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist2,330 (14%)
  • Cyclist1,316 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian1,156 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant388 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)268 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant128 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant83 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant68 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant38 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5230 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 10439 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 15837 (5%)
  • 16 to 203,364 (20%)
  • 21 to 252,276 (14%)
  • 26 to 353,015 (18%)
  • 36 to 452,289 (14%)
  • 46 to 551,744 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,185 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 75761 (4.6%)
  • Over 75556 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider11,449 (69%)
  • Passenger4,107 (25%)
  • Pedestrian1,156 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car16,519 (73%)
  • Motorcycle2,363 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle1,335 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,072 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes887 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle227 (1%)
  • Bus or coach179 (0.8%)
  • Minibus64 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car44 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle32 (0.1%)
  • Other43 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Tewkesbury

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Tewkesbury

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 Tewkesbury ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had the 51st fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
51st
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
51st
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
97th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
298thHyndburn12,26316,5591782,273
299thSouth Hams12,16516,9432092,463
300thStirling12,12216,9883783,774
301stTewkesbury (this area)12,01216,7123862,823
302ndSouth Derbyshire11,93916,7753022,493
303rdNorth Norfolk11,92017,0923233,348
304thFylde11,91617,4562482,550

Accident hotspots in Tewkesbury

Badgeworth, Tewkesbury, GL51 6SU area is the busiest accident hotspot in Tewkesbury, with 240 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes

The M5 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025: 1,162, including 48 fatal and 191 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM51,1621,87148191
2ndA381,1081,57241320
3rdA468301,16331200
4thA408121,12620157
5thA4177611,11235177
6thA43865486617145
7thA43557486029148
8thB406349964415142
9thB46323555191390
10thA40193465161488
11thB40772053091253
12thA481863041936
13thB4213128197631
14thB4634116159423
15thB4215104153714
16thB407896117332
17thB408090112218
18thB407984122027
19thA43660107317
20thB40704572116

Towns in Tewkesbury

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 1,091.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025: 3,006.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury

Of the latest 24 crashes in Tewkesbury, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity