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Tewkesbury road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 320 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 2002, and 463 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2001 (344), and casualties fell from 516.

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

Collisions in 2002
320
Down 7% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
463
Down 10% on 2001
Fatal collisions
15
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 2002

4.7% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 2002 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal154.7%
  • Serious5417%
  • Slight25178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.7%
  • Serious7216%
  • Slight37481%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 2002 is highlighted, with 320, down 7% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (8.4%)
  • Tuesday50 (16%)
  • Wednesday50 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday61 (19%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.3%)
  • February26 (8.1%)
  • March28 (8.8%)
  • April27 (8.4%)
  • May27 (8.4%)
  • June21 (6.6%)
  • July24 (7.5%)
  • August22 (6.9%)
  • September24 (7.5%)
  • October38 (12%)
  • November28 (8.8%)
  • December35 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (59%)
  • Wet or damp122 (38%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph70 (22%)
  • 40 mph39 (12%)
  • 50 mph38 (12%)
  • 60 mph101 (32%)
  • 70 mph71 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway221 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (24%)
  • Roundabout21 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant364 (79%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2071 (15%)
  • 21 to 2562 (13%)
  • 26 to 3589 (19%)
  • 36 to 4582 (18%)
  • 46 to 5559 (13%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.9%)
  • Over 7517 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider329 (71%)
  • Passenger114 (25%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car513 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle34 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tewkesbury ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 2002.

Collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tewkesbury in 2002

Badgeworth, Tewkesbury, GL51 6SU area and Northway, Tewkesbury, GL20 8GA area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Tewkesbury in 2002, with 14 collisions each.

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 2002

The M5 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 2002: 37, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5375924
2ndA40365514
3rdA38253418
4thA417213633
5thA46202303
6thB4063132102
7thA4019121703
8thA435111624
9thB4632112421
10thB407781401
11thA4387802
12thA485900
13thB46345502
14thB42133611
15thB40782301
16thB40802301
17thA4361201
18thB42111310
19thB42151110

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2002

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 21.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2002

GL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 2002: 68.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 2002, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years