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Tewkesbury road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 254 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 1996, and 348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1995 (285), and casualties fell from 416.

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

Collisions in 1996
254
Down 11% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
348
Down 16% on 1995
Fatal collisions
7
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 1996

2.8% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 1996 were fatal and 14% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.8%
  • Serious3614%
  • Slight21183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious4212%
  • Slight29986%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 1996 is highlighted, with 254, down 11% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (15%)
  • Tuesday28 (11%)
  • Wednesday42 (17%)
  • Thursday34 (13%)
  • Friday35 (14%)
  • Saturday43 (17%)
  • Sunday33 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.9%)
  • February21 (8.3%)
  • March20 (7.9%)
  • April11 (4.3%)
  • May23 (9.1%)
  • June24 (9.4%)
  • July24 (9.4%)
  • August23 (9.1%)
  • September19 (7.5%)
  • October19 (7.5%)
  • November26 (10%)
  • December24 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight198 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (70%)
  • Wet or damp64 (25%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.8%)
  • Snow4 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph66 (26%)
  • 40 mph40 (16%)
  • 50 mph11 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph101 (40%)
  • 70 mph36 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway187 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (18%)
  • Roundabout22 (8.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (12%)
  • Cyclist22 (6.3%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2059 (17%)
  • 21 to 2556 (16%)
  • 26 to 3583 (24%)
  • 36 to 4534 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5530 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.9%)
  • Over 7514 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider231 (66%)
  • Passenger96 (28%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car368 (76%)
  • Motorcycle44 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 319 of them in 1996.

Collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 1996

The A38 and M5 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 1996, with 28 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38283818
2ndM5283816
3rdA40212900
4thA46172410
5thA438141510
6thB4063131402
7thB4632132205
8thA417111412
9thA4358901
10thA40197801
11thB407761602
12thB40784600
13thA483510
14thB40792701
15thB40802500
16thB40701200
17thB42131201
18thB46341100

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1996

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 29.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1996

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 1996: 72.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years