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Tewkesbury road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 1987, and 505 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1986 (350), and casualties rose from 481.

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

Collisions in 1987
355
Up 1% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
505
Up 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
15
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 1987

4.2% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 1987 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal154.2%
  • Serious10530%
  • Slight23566%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.6%
  • Serious12926%
  • Slight35871%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 1987 is highlighted, with 355, up 1% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (18%)
  • Friday62 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.6%)
  • February34 (9.6%)
  • March22 (6.2%)
  • April34 (9.6%)
  • May24 (6.8%)
  • June31 (8.7%)
  • July29 (8.2%)
  • August36 (10%)
  • September22 (6.2%)
  • October49 (14%)
  • November27 (7.6%)
  • December27 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (15%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (66%)
  • Wet or damp113 (32%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph85 (24%)
  • 40 mph43 (12%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph165 (46%)
  • 70 mph50 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (17%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (14%)
  • Cyclist45 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20116 (23%)
  • 21 to 2590 (18%)
  • 26 to 3590 (18%)
  • 36 to 4557 (11%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6520 (4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.2%)
  • Over 7521 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (66%)
  • Passenger139 (28%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car472 (70%)
  • Motorcycle76 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 1987.

Collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
215th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 1987

The A38 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 1987: 44, including 5 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA384464513
2ndA438374819
3rdA40294204
4thA417253807
5thA462537110
6thM5255536
7thA435223418
8thB4063171918
9thA40197714
10thA4363500
11thA483400
12thA4291101
13thB40701301
14thB40731200
15thB40801300
16thB42111200
17thB42131100
18thB42151100

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1987

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 31.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1987

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 1987: 86.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 1987, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years