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Tewkesbury road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 368 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 1985, and 508 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1984 (362), and casualties fell from 511.

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

Collisions in 1985
368
Up 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
508
Down 1% on 1984
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 1985

2.2% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 1985 were fatal and 35% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious13035%
  • Slight23063%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious15230%
  • Slight34869%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 1985 is highlighted, with 368, up 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (17%)
  • Tuesday45 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday69 (19%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.7%)
  • February25 (6.8%)
  • March29 (7.9%)
  • April34 (9.2%)
  • May21 (5.7%)
  • June31 (8.4%)
  • July39 (11%)
  • August33 (9%)
  • September40 (11%)
  • October25 (6.8%)
  • November33 (9%)
  • December37 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (67%)
  • Wet or damp107 (29%)
  • Snow9 (2.4%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph93 (25%)
  • 40 mph53 (14%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph159 (43%)
  • 70 mph50 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (13%)
  • Roundabout42 (11%)
  • 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 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (22%)
  • Cyclist47 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20162 (32%)
  • 21 to 2574 (15%)
  • 26 to 3572 (14%)
  • 36 to 4556 (11%)
  • 46 to 5536 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (66%)
  • Passenger138 (27%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car414 (63%)
  • Motorcycle109 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 1985.

Collisions
268th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
256th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 1985

The A46 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 1985: 37, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA463759212
2ndA383652218
3rdA403645012
4thA4383146010
5thA417303316
6thB4063242719
7thM5213708
8thA435111611
9thA4019101605
10thB421371303
11thB40784501
12thA4363400
13thB40703501
14thB40753402
15thB40082201
16thB40792401
17thB40802200
18thA4191101
19thA481401
20thB40771101

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1985

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 31.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1985

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 1985: 79.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 1985, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1985.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years