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Tewkesbury road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 409 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 1982, and 561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1981 (346), and casualties rose from 476.

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

Collisions in 1982
409
Up 18% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
561
Up 18% on 1981
Fatal collisions
15
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 1982

3.7% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 1982 were fatal and 40% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.7%
  • Serious16540%
  • Slight22956%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173%
  • Serious20336%
  • Slight34161%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 1982 is highlighted, with 409, up 18% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (13%)
  • Thursday55 (13%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday69 (17%)
  • Sunday53 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.8%)
  • February27 (6.6%)
  • March34 (8.3%)
  • April34 (8.3%)
  • May31 (7.6%)
  • June27 (6.6%)
  • July34 (8.3%)
  • August44 (11%)
  • September40 (9.8%)
  • October32 (7.8%)
  • November42 (10%)
  • December36 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (68%)
  • Wet or damp117 (29%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.4%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph120 (29%)
  • 40 mph55 (13%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph175 (43%)
  • 70 mph46 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (11%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (29%)
  • Cyclist45 (8%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20213 (38%)
  • 21 to 2577 (14%)
  • 26 to 3583 (15%)
  • 36 to 4543 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6520 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.7%)
  • Over 7510 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider384 (68%)
  • Passenger136 (24%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car451 (62%)
  • Motorcycle156 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 1982.

Collisions
255th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 1982

The A38 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 1982: 39, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA383958020
2ndA463853216
3rdA4383442211
4thA4173141112
5thA4352836412
6thA40253629
7thM5213308
8thB4063172616
9thA4019101403
10thB4070101705
11thB42136804
12thA484802
13thB407541000
14thB40773301
15thB40792200
16thB42152300
17thA4361200
18thB40081100
19thB40781101
20thB40801100

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1982

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 38.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1982

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 1982: 94.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 1982, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1982.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years