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Tewkesbury road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 344 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 2001, and 516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2000 (335), and casualties rose from 483.

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

Collisions in 2001
344
Up 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
516
Up 7% on 2000
Fatal collisions
13
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 2001

3.8% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 2001 were fatal and 14% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.8%
  • Serious4914%
  • Slight28282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.3%
  • Serious7314%
  • Slight42683%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 2001 is highlighted, with 344, up 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (16%)
  • Wednesday50 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (13%)
  • Friday64 (19%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.6%)
  • February26 (7.6%)
  • March32 (9.3%)
  • April28 (8.1%)
  • May35 (10%)
  • June27 (7.8%)
  • July33 (9.6%)
  • August26 (7.6%)
  • September22 (6.4%)
  • October24 (7%)
  • November31 (9%)
  • December34 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (9.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds294 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (8.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (64%)
  • Wet or damp104 (30%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Mud2 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph92 (27%)
  • 40 mph27 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph41 (12%)
  • 60 mph124 (36%)
  • 70 mph57 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (23%)
  • Roundabout25 (7.3%)
  • 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 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant379 (73%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (6%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.7%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2087 (17%)
  • 21 to 2572 (14%)
  • 26 to 3593 (18%)
  • 36 to 4584 (16%)
  • 46 to 5566 (13%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.5%)
  • Over 7519 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider346 (67%)
  • Passenger146 (28%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car532 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle32 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Tewkesbury

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tewkesbury ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 2001.

Collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tewkesbury in 2001

Tewkesbury South, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tewkesbury in 2001, with 15 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 2001

The M5 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 2001: 40, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5408213
2ndA46314416
3rdA38243224
4thA40233700
5thA4019223222
6thA417192506
7thB4063171801
8thA435162424
9thB4632161802
10thA438122102
11thB46348801
12thB40777800
13thA4861010
14thB40795600
15thB40784512
16thB40803300
17thA4362400
18thB42132200
19thB42152300
20thM501501

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2001

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 27.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2001

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 2001: 85.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 2001, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years