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Tewkesbury road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 362 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 1984, and 511 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1983 (398), and casualties fell from 547.

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

Collisions in 1984
362
Down 9% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
511
Down 7% on 1983
Fatal collisions
15
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 1984

4.1% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 1984 were fatal and 39% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal154.1%
  • Serious14039%
  • Slight20757%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.1%
  • Serious17735%
  • Slight31862%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 1984 is highlighted, with 362, down 9% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (16%)
  • Friday63 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (16%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.7%)
  • February20 (5.5%)
  • March20 (5.5%)
  • April18 (5%)
  • May33 (9.1%)
  • June32 (8.8%)
  • July44 (12%)
  • August18 (5%)
  • September25 (6.9%)
  • October33 (9.1%)
  • November44 (12%)
  • December40 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (9.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (68%)
  • Wet or damp105 (29%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph95 (26%)
  • 40 mph52 (14%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph161 (44%)
  • 70 mph46 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway300 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (12%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (28%)
  • Cyclist44 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20164 (32%)
  • 21 to 2588 (17%)
  • 26 to 3577 (15%)
  • 36 to 4554 (11%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.1%)
  • Over 753 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider328 (64%)
  • Passenger144 (28%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car416 (63%)
  • Motorcycle136 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 1984.

Collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 1984

The A38 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 1984: 46, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA384666223
2ndA4383648115
3rdA40253416
4thA417254129
5thA462127310
6thB4063182636
7thA435172416
8thM5172304
9thA4019101304
10thB40776903
11thB42135601
12thB40704701
13thA43631003
14thA483301
15thB40783502
16thB42153402
17thM503501
18thB40792601
19thB40802301
20thA4491100

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1984

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 38.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1984

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 1984: 99.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 1984, 3 were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years