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Tewkesbury road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 1988, and 439 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1987 (355), and casualties fell from 505.

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

Collisions in 1988
323
Down 9% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
439
Down 13% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 1988

2.8% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 1988 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious9931%
  • Slight21567%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious12829%
  • Slight30269%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 323, down 9% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (18%)
  • Tuesday46 (14%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (11%)
  • Friday64 (20%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.9%)
  • February27 (8.4%)
  • March26 (8%)
  • April21 (6.5%)
  • May27 (8.4%)
  • June28 (8.7%)
  • July25 (7.7%)
  • August30 (9.3%)
  • September28 (8.7%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November31 (9.6%)
  • December26 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (11%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (72%)
  • Wet or damp85 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph85 (26%)
  • 40 mph43 (13%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph139 (43%)
  • 70 mph44 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (17%)
  • Roundabout16 (5%)
  • 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 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (17%)
  • Cyclist31 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 1011 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 20114 (26%)
  • 21 to 2562 (14%)
  • 26 to 3576 (17%)
  • 36 to 4557 (13%)
  • 46 to 5538 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.8%)
  • Over 759 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (64%)
  • Passenger128 (29%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car462 (72%)
  • Motorcycle77 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 295 of them in 1988.

Collisions
296th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
294th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
225th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 1988

The A438 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 1988: 39, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4383947014
2ndA38353816
3rdM5336524
4thA417233306
5thA4352238111
6thA40172122
7thB4632142216
8thA46121503
9thB4063122005
10thA401981516
11thB40773301
12thB40783303
13thB40793301
14thB40803300
15thB42132200
16thM502401
17thA4361200
18thA481100
19thB40701100
20thB42151100

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1988

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 40.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1988

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 1988: 102.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 1988, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years