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Tewkesbury road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 328 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 1990, and 490 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1989 (290), and casualties rose from 389.

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

Collisions in 1990
328
Up 13% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
490
Up 26% on 1989
Fatal collisions
22
6.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 1990

6.7% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 1990 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal226.7%
  • Serious7623%
  • Slight23070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal265.3%
  • Serious10722%
  • Slight35773%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 1990 is highlighted, with 328, up 13% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (12%)
  • Wednesday54 (16%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday68 (21%)
  • Saturday38 (12%)
  • Sunday42 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.2%)
  • February25 (7.6%)
  • March24 (7.3%)
  • April32 (9.8%)
  • May29 (8.8%)
  • June27 (8.2%)
  • July29 (8.8%)
  • August16 (4.9%)
  • September37 (11%)
  • October32 (9.8%)
  • November26 (7.9%)
  • December24 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (71%)
  • Wet or damp94 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph91 (28%)
  • 40 mph48 (15%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph143 (44%)
  • 70 mph39 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (14%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.5%)
  • 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 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (11%)
  • Cyclist39 (8%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2%)
  • Van occupant10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2093 (19%)
  • 21 to 2583 (17%)
  • 26 to 3596 (20%)
  • 36 to 4554 (11%)
  • 46 to 5551 (10%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7531 (6.3%)
  • Over 7521 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (67%)
  • Passenger135 (28%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car456 (73%)
  • Motorcycle60 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 1990.

Collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 1990

The A38 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 1990: 43, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA384365111
2ndA438304318
3rdA417264757
4thM5264534
5thA435244414
6thA40141514
7thB4632112215
8thA4019101603
9thB406391203
10thA4681601
11thB407771210
12thA484711
13thA4363601
14thB40783301
15thB40803300
16thB42133501
17thB46343400
18thM503301
19thB40791101
20thB42151210

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1990

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 43.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1990

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 1990: 108.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 1990, 3 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1990.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years