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Tewkesbury road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 321 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 1998, and 440 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 27% on 1997 (253), and casualties rose from 367.

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

Collisions in 1998
321
Up 27% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
440
Up 20% on 1997
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 1998

0.9% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious3411%
  • Slight28488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious378.4%
  • Slight40091%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 1998 is highlighted, with 321, up 27% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday57 (18%)
  • Saturday50 (16%)
  • Sunday31 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.9%)
  • February17 (5.3%)
  • March22 (6.9%)
  • April29 (9%)
  • May22 (6.9%)
  • June29 (9%)
  • July30 (9.3%)
  • August35 (11%)
  • September30 (9.3%)
  • October30 (9.3%)
  • November23 (7.2%)
  • December32 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (67%)
  • Wet or damp101 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph64 (20%)
  • 40 mph45 (14%)
  • 50 mph20 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph145 (45%)
  • 70 mph46 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway234 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (16%)
  • Roundabout35 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant315 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist37 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2071 (16%)
  • 21 to 2564 (15%)
  • 26 to 35102 (23%)
  • 36 to 4561 (14%)
  • 46 to 5544 (10%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider303 (69%)
  • Passenger112 (25%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car498 (79%)
  • Motorcycle41 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 1998.

Collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 1998

The M5 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 1998: 36, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5365212
2ndA40274402
3rdA46253802
4thA38223612
5thB4063172402
6thB4632172013
7thA417131701
8thA4019101503
9thA43881400
10thB42156900
11thB40775602
12thB40785501
13thA4354401
14thB42134601
15thA483301
16thB46343301
17thA4362300
18thB40802200
19thA4301200
20thB40791501

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1998

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 30.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 1998

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 1998: 70.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 1998, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years