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Tewkesbury road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 398 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 1983, and 547 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1982 (409), and casualties fell from 561.

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

Collisions in 1983
398
Down 3% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
547
Down 2% on 1982
Fatal collisions
12
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 1983

3% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 1983 were fatal and 36% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123%
  • Serious14336%
  • Slight24361%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious18033%
  • Slight35565%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 1983 is highlighted, with 398, down 3% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday45 (11%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday80 (20%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (19%)
  • Sunday37 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.8%)
  • February25 (6.3%)
  • March31 (7.8%)
  • April31 (7.8%)
  • May37 (9.3%)
  • June35 (8.8%)
  • July40 (10%)
  • August25 (6.3%)
  • September35 (8.8%)
  • October43 (11%)
  • November35 (8.8%)
  • December34 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (70%)
  • Wet or damp111 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph111 (28%)
  • 40 mph65 (16%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph175 (44%)
  • 70 mph40 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway330 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (11%)
  • Roundabout24 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist157 (29%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist48 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20193 (35%)
  • 21 to 2571 (13%)
  • 26 to 3573 (13%)
  • 36 to 4545 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider361 (66%)
  • Passenger134 (24%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car427 (60%)
  • Motorcycle156 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 1983.

Collisions
247th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 1983

The A38 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 1983: 44, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA384460018
2ndA4173663018
3rdA40354929
4thA4383043210
5thA46263839
6thA435233219
7thB4063202117
8thM5111813
9thB407961003
10thB421361203
11thB40705612
12thB40785500
13thA40194400
14thA483501
15thB42153401
16thA41731101
17thA4361401
18thB40081100
19thB40751101
20thB40801101

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1983

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 45.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1983

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 1983: 102.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 1983, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years