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Tewkesbury road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 397 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 1979, and 540 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,012 collisions in Tewkesbury.

Collisions in 1979
397
Casualties in 1979
540
Fatal collisions
12
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 1979

3% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 1979 were fatal and 41% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123%
  • Serious16141%
  • Slight22456%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.4%
  • Serious20538%
  • Slight32260%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 1979 is highlighted, with 397.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (13%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday71 (18%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.1%)
  • February28 (7.1%)
  • March29 (7.3%)
  • April21 (5.3%)
  • May25 (6.3%)
  • June34 (8.6%)
  • July34 (8.6%)
  • August38 (9.6%)
  • September40 (10%)
  • October38 (9.6%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December35 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (8.8%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (62%)
  • Wet or damp106 (27%)
  • Frost or ice30 (7.6%)
  • Snow12 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph111 (28%)
  • 40 mph52 (13%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph136 (34%)
  • 70 mph81 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (28%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist145 (27%)
  • Cyclist46 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20174 (32%)
  • 21 to 2571 (13%)
  • 26 to 3568 (13%)
  • 36 to 4548 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5538 (7%)
  • 56 to 6543 (8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.3%)
  • Over 7510 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider352 (65%)
  • Passenger146 (27%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car396 (59%)
  • Motorcycle142 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle19 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Tewkesbury

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tewkesbury ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 1979.

Collisions
255th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 1979

The A38 and A46 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 1979, with 35 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA383557120
2ndA463552015
3rdA417283218
4thA4352434111
5thA438233427
6thB40632023012
7thM5162428
8thA40142506
9thA48101730
10thA401981204
11thB40756703
12thB40804411
13thB42134400
14thB40793300
15thB40702301
16thM502200
17thA41351101
18thA4301100
19thB40281100
20thB40721100

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1979

Cheltenham had the most collisions of any town in Tewkesbury in 1979: 38.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1979

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 1979: 88.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 1979, none were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years