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Tewkesbury road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 294 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 2003, and 415 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2002 (320), and casualties fell from 463.

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

Collisions in 2003
294
Down 8% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
415
Down 10% on 2002
Fatal collisions
13
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 2003

4.4% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 2003 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134.4%
  • Serious4816%
  • Slight23379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143.4%
  • Serious6816%
  • Slight33380%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 2003 is highlighted, with 294, down 8% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (16%)
  • Thursday47 (16%)
  • Friday52 (18%)
  • Saturday29 (9.9%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.1%)
  • February19 (6.5%)
  • March25 (8.5%)
  • April23 (7.8%)
  • May22 (7.5%)
  • June22 (7.5%)
  • July29 (9.9%)
  • August24 (8.2%)
  • September27 (9.2%)
  • October32 (11%)
  • November23 (7.8%)
  • December27 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds255 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (72%)
  • Wet or damp78 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph80 (27%)
  • 40 mph36 (12%)
  • 50 mph33 (11%)
  • 60 mph82 (28%)
  • 70 mph62 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (21%)
  • Roundabout27 (9.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant299 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (11%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1529 (7%)
  • 16 to 2070 (17%)
  • 21 to 2559 (14%)
  • 26 to 3577 (19%)
  • 36 to 4556 (13%)
  • 46 to 5545 (11%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.1%)
  • Over 7522 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (69%)
  • Passenger96 (23%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car426 (77%)
  • Motorcycle46 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 2003.

Collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tewkesbury in 2003

Badgeworth, Tewkesbury, GL51 6SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tewkesbury in 2003, with 20 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 2003

The M5 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 2003: 48, including 3 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5487533
2ndA46234523
3rdA38212923
4thA40172304
5thA417152112
6thA435121904
7thA401991311
8thB406391000
9thA43871000
10thB463271412
11thB42135802
12thB46345501
13thB40804701
14thA483310
15thB40773501
16thB40783301
17thB42153401
18thB40791100

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2003

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 22.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2003

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 2003: 70.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 2003, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years