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Tewkesbury road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 1989, and 389 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1988 (323), and casualties fell from 439.

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

Collisions in 1989
290
Down 10% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
389
Down 11% on 1988
Fatal collisions
8
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 1989

2.8% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious6121%
  • Slight22176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.8%
  • Serious7519%
  • Slight30378%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 1989 is highlighted, with 290, down 10% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday46 (16%)
  • Wednesday48 (17%)
  • Thursday48 (17%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.6%)
  • February26 (9%)
  • March27 (9.3%)
  • April23 (7.9%)
  • May29 (10%)
  • June26 (9%)
  • July22 (7.6%)
  • August23 (7.9%)
  • September30 (10%)
  • October21 (7.2%)
  • November21 (7.2%)
  • December17 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight198 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (76%)
  • Wet or damp68 (23%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph81 (28%)
  • 40 mph42 (14%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph116 (40%)
  • 70 mph36 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (13%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (14%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist33 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20101 (26%)
  • 21 to 2569 (18%)
  • 26 to 3571 (18%)
  • 36 to 4540 (10%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.4%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (65%)
  • Passenger102 (26%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car394 (73%)
  • Motorcycle57 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 1989.

Collisions
320th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 1989

The A417 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 1989: 29, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA417294413
2ndA38284105
3rdA435284217
4thM5234023
5thA438182302
6thA46152003
7thB4063141715
8thA4091202
9thA40199912
10thB46326704
11thB40775811
12thB40784502
13thB40804401
14thB42133300
15thA3611100
16thA41731100
17thA4291100
18thM501100

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1989

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 33.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1989

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 1989: 78.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 1989, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1989.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years