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Tewkesbury road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 346 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 1981, and 476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1980 (382), and casualties fell from 520.

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

Collisions in 1981
346
Down 9% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
476
Down 8% on 1980
Fatal collisions
11
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
46% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 1981

3.2% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 1981 were fatal and 46% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.2%
  • Serious15846%
  • Slight17751%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious20343%
  • Slight26155%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 1981 is highlighted, with 346, down 9% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (12%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (14%)
  • Friday61 (18%)
  • Saturday55 (16%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (9.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.7%)
  • February24 (6.9%)
  • March18 (5.2%)
  • April22 (6.4%)
  • May23 (6.6%)
  • June33 (9.5%)
  • July39 (11%)
  • August23 (6.6%)
  • September37 (11%)
  • October29 (8.4%)
  • November34 (9.8%)
  • December34 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (10%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (69%)
  • Wet or damp88 (25%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.5%)
  • Snow8 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph88 (25%)
  • 40 mph48 (14%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph156 (45%)
  • 70 mph41 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (16%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (28%)
  • Cyclist36 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4%)
  • 16 to 20160 (34%)
  • 21 to 2571 (15%)
  • 26 to 3561 (13%)
  • 36 to 4555 (12%)
  • 46 to 5538 (8%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.2%)
  • Over 7517 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider336 (71%)
  • Passenger107 (22%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (58%)
  • Motorcycle138 (22%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle19 (3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 1981.

Collisions
283rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
160th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 1981

The A46 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 1981: 38, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA463855115
2ndA383451012
3rdA402944215
4thB40632633115
5thA4382335110
6thA417203027
7thM5171908
8thA435131916
9thA4019101614
10thA488904
11thB40806703
12thB40795604
13thM504701
14thB40703301
15thB40752201
16thB40782202
17thB42132200
18thB42152401
19thA441100
20thB40281100

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1981

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 36.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1981

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 1981: 93.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 1981, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years