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Tewkesbury road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 1986, and 481 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1985 (368), and casualties fell from 508.

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

Collisions in 1986
350
Down 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
481
Down 5% on 1985
Fatal collisions
18
5.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 1986

5.1% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 1986 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal185.1%
  • Serious10029%
  • Slight23266%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal194%
  • Serious13528%
  • Slight32768%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 1986 is highlighted, with 350, down 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (11%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (11%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday67 (19%)
  • Saturday55 (16%)
  • Sunday50 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.4%)
  • February28 (8%)
  • March25 (7.1%)
  • April20 (5.7%)
  • May34 (9.7%)
  • June33 (9.4%)
  • July41 (12%)
  • August32 (9.1%)
  • September31 (8.9%)
  • October30 (8.6%)
  • November32 (9.1%)
  • December25 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (72%)
  • Wet or damp93 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph93 (27%)
  • 40 mph54 (15%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph147 (42%)
  • 70 mph50 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (16%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (18%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist44 (9.1%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20127 (26%)
  • 21 to 2593 (19%)
  • 26 to 3578 (16%)
  • 36 to 4557 (12%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.5%)
  • Over 7510 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (65%)
  • Passenger121 (25%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car425 (66%)
  • Motorcycle86 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 281 of them in 1986.

Collisions
282nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 1986

The A38 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 1986: 34, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA383453113
2ndA417294116
3rdA438293625
4thA4352745215
5thA46253424
6thA40233018
7thM5223734
8thB4063182215
9thA4019122023
10thB40705802
11thB42134400
12thB40783412
13thA4362201
14thB40772300
15thA481200
16thB40751100
17thB40791100
18thB40801100
19thB42111200
20thB42151210

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1986

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 40.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1986

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 1986: 93.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 1986, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1986.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years