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Tewkesbury road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 382 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 1980, and 520 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 167 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1979 (397), and casualties fell from 540.

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

Collisions in 1980
382
Down 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
520
Down 4% on 1979
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
167
44% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 1980

2.1% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 1980 were fatal and 44% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious16744%
  • Slight20754%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious20339%
  • Slight30859%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 1980 is highlighted, with 382, down 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (16%)
  • Tuesday63 (16%)
  • Wednesday47 (12%)
  • Thursday44 (12%)
  • Friday67 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (12%)
  • Sunday51 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (8.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (4.5%)
  • February18 (4.7%)
  • March22 (5.8%)
  • April36 (9.4%)
  • May42 (11%)
  • June31 (8.1%)
  • July38 (9.9%)
  • August37 (9.7%)
  • September31 (8.1%)
  • October37 (9.7%)
  • November34 (8.9%)
  • December39 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (68%)
  • Wet or damp109 (29%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph106 (28%)
  • 40 mph50 (13%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph150 (39%)
  • 70 mph59 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (30%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (22%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist46 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20134 (26%)
  • 21 to 2573 (14%)
  • 26 to 3572 (14%)
  • 36 to 4560 (12%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.2%)
  • Over 7510 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (65%)
  • Passenger133 (26%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car453 (66%)
  • Motorcycle112 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Tewkesbury

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tewkesbury ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 1980.

Collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 1980

The A46 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 1980: 39, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA463955222
2ndA383756116
3rdA4383643014
4thA4172732013
5thA435222504
6thM5203227
7thA40182507
8thB4063142008
9thA4019101302
10thB408081003
11thB421381506
12thA4871312
13thB40703601
14thB40793402
15thB40752401
16thB42152300
17thA4361300
18thB40771100
19thB44501101

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1980

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 46.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1980

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 1980: 104.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 1980, 2 were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years