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Tewkesbury road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 252 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 2006, and 335 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2005 (310), and casualties fell from 430.

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

Collisions in 2006
252
Down 19% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
335
Down 22% on 2005
Fatal collisions
8
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
8.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 2006

3.2% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 2006 were fatal and 8.7% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.2%
  • Serious228.7%
  • Slight22288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious298.7%
  • Slight29889%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 2006 is highlighted, with 252, down 19% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (16%)
  • Tuesday28 (11%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (19%)
  • Friday48 (19%)
  • Saturday25 (9.9%)
  • Sunday29 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.1%)
  • February12 (4.8%)
  • March22 (8.7%)
  • April13 (5.2%)
  • May26 (10%)
  • June17 (6.7%)
  • July18 (7.1%)
  • August19 (7.5%)
  • September28 (11%)
  • October29 (12%)
  • November25 (9.9%)
  • December20 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight187 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (71%)
  • Wet or damp68 (27%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph95 (38%)
  • 40 mph35 (14%)
  • 50 mph45 (18%)
  • 60 mph42 (17%)
  • 70 mph32 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway187 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (17%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2050 (15%)
  • 21 to 2545 (13%)
  • 26 to 3579 (24%)
  • 36 to 4546 (14%)
  • 46 to 5548 (14%)
  • 56 to 6531 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.6%)
  • Over 7510 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (74%)
  • Passenger68 (20%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car394 (81%)
  • Motorcycle28 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 2006.

Collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tewkesbury in 2006

Badgeworth, Tewkesbury, GL51 6SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tewkesbury in 2006, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 2006

The M5 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 2006: 29, including 2 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5294321
2ndA40162200
3rdA46162301
4thB4632141901
5thA38131401
6thA417131600
7thA48122632
8thA401991200
9thA43591102
10thB40778902
11thA4387701
12thB40636611
13thB463461001
14thB40784401
15thB42154701
16thB42133310
17thB40792300
18thA4361100
19thB40801201

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2006

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 20.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2006

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 2006: 55.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 2006, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2006.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years