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Tewkesbury road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 253 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 1997, and 367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1996 (254), and casualties rose from 348.

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

Collisions in 1997
253
Level with 1996
Casualties in 1997
367
Up 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
11
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 1997

4.3% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 1997 were fatal and 14% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal114.3%
  • Serious3514%
  • Slight20782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal123.3%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight31385%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 1997 is highlighted, with 253, level with 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (17%)
  • Wednesday45 (18%)
  • Thursday28 (11%)
  • Friday45 (18%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.1%)
  • February14 (5.5%)
  • March20 (7.9%)
  • April22 (8.7%)
  • May20 (7.9%)
  • June16 (6.3%)
  • July20 (7.9%)
  • August23 (9.1%)
  • September18 (7.1%)
  • October25 (9.9%)
  • November27 (11%)
  • December25 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds190 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (63%)
  • Wet or damp90 (36%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph64 (25%)
  • 40 mph46 (18%)
  • 50 mph14 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph91 (36%)
  • 70 mph38 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (19%)
  • Roundabout22 (8.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (75%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist22 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2071 (19%)
  • 21 to 2538 (10%)
  • 26 to 3567 (18%)
  • 36 to 4556 (15%)
  • 46 to 5535 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6%)
  • Over 7513 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider236 (64%)
  • Passenger103 (28%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car382 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle23 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 1997.

Collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 1997

The M5 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 1997: 32, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5324911
2ndA38314414
3rdA46202911
4thA40151601
5thB4063132212
6thA438101303
7thA41792202
8thA43581111
9thB40777812
10thB463271500
11thA40195703
12thB46344721
13thM5041100
14thA483300
15thB42133500
16thB40782201
17thB40792201
18thB40802310
19thB42111200
20thB42151100

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1997

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 18.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1997

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 1997: 70.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years