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Tewkesbury road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 2005, and 430 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2004 (337), and casualties fell from 469.

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

Collisions in 2005
310
Down 8% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
430
Down 8% on 2004
Fatal collisions
7
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 2005

2.3% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious3511%
  • Slight26886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious419.5%
  • Slight38189%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 2005 is highlighted, with 310, down 8% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (17%)
  • Thursday49 (16%)
  • Friday56 (18%)
  • Saturday36 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.7%)
  • February24 (7.7%)
  • March25 (8.1%)
  • April22 (7.1%)
  • May24 (7.7%)
  • June26 (8.4%)
  • July23 (7.4%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September22 (7.1%)
  • October32 (10%)
  • November28 (9%)
  • December27 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (6.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (75%)
  • Wet or damp72 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph114 (37%)
  • 40 mph31 (10%)
  • 50 mph53 (17%)
  • 60 mph68 (22%)
  • 70 mph44 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (16%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (10%)
  • Cyclist30 (7%)
  • Pedestrian19 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2071 (17%)
  • 21 to 2560 (14%)
  • 26 to 3573 (17%)
  • 36 to 4576 (18%)
  • 46 to 5555 (13%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.4%)
  • Over 7517 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider334 (78%)
  • Passenger77 (18%)
  • Pedestrian19 (4.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car465 (76%)
  • Motorcycle44 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 2005.

Collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tewkesbury in 2005

Badgeworth, Tewkesbury, GL51 6SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tewkesbury in 2005, with 25 collisions.

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 2005

The M5 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 2005: 33, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5334603
2ndA46304622
3rdA40274006
4thA38233222
5thA417192702
6thA435182704
7thA438162102
8thB4063142000
9thA401991502
10thB463281602
11thA486710
12thB407761110
13thB46343301
14thB40792200
15thB40802200
16thB40781100

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2005

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 30.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2005

GL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 2005: 72.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 2005, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years