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Tewkesbury road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 215 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 2008, and 272 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2007 (223), and casualties fell from 315.

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

Collisions in 2008
215
Down 4% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
272
Down 14% on 2007
Fatal collisions
6
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 2008

2.8% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 2008 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.8%
  • Serious3416%
  • Slight17581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious3613%
  • Slight23085%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 2008 is highlighted, with 215, down 4% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 215
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday35 (16%)
  • Wednesday30 (14%)
  • Thursday30 (14%)
  • Friday33 (15%)
  • Saturday32 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5.1%)
  • February18 (8.4%)
  • March15 (7%)
  • April16 (7.4%)
  • May21 (9.8%)
  • June16 (7.4%)
  • July17 (7.9%)
  • August16 (7.4%)
  • September30 (14%)
  • October19 (8.8%)
  • November14 (6.5%)
  • December22 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight165 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (70%)
  • Wet or damp61 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph72 (33%)
  • 40 mph35 (16%)
  • 50 mph45 (21%)
  • 60 mph21 (9.8%)
  • 70 mph41 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway144 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (22%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (72%)
  • Cyclist25 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian18 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2048 (18%)
  • 21 to 2537 (14%)
  • 26 to 3551 (19%)
  • 36 to 4546 (17%)
  • 46 to 5527 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.7%)
  • Over 7515 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider213 (78%)
  • Passenger41 (15%)
  • Pedestrian18 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car330 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle24 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 306 of them in 2008.

Collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tewkesbury in 2008

Northway, Tewkesbury, GL20 8GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tewkesbury in 2008, with 14 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 2008

The M5 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 2008: 41, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5415418
2ndA38202404
3rdA46172110
4thA40141802
5thB4063132104
6thB4632121531
7thA4178801
8thA4357800
9thA4386901
10thA40195601
11thB42155901
12thA484501
13thB40772201
14thB42132201
15thM502300
16thB40781100
17thB40791100
18thB46341301

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2008

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 24.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2008

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 2008: 61.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2008.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years