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Tewkesbury road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 222 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 2009, and 290 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2008 (215), and casualties rose from 272.

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

Collisions in 2009
222
Up 3% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
290
Up 7% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 2009

1.4% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 2009 were fatal and 13% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious2913%
  • Slight19086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious3612%
  • Slight25187%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 2009 is highlighted, with 222, up 3% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (17%)
  • Wednesday42 (19%)
  • Thursday29 (13%)
  • Friday29 (13%)
  • Saturday37 (17%)
  • Sunday17 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (11%)
  • February15 (6.8%)
  • March24 (11%)
  • April10 (4.5%)
  • May20 (9%)
  • June19 (8.6%)
  • July21 (9.5%)
  • August17 (7.7%)
  • September15 (6.8%)
  • October20 (9%)
  • November21 (9.5%)
  • December15 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (68%)
  • Wet or damp64 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph69 (31%)
  • 40 mph31 (14%)
  • 50 mph51 (23%)
  • 60 mph29 (13%)
  • 70 mph42 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (21%)
  • Roundabout11 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant207 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian16 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2043 (15%)
  • 21 to 2541 (14%)
  • 26 to 3540 (14%)
  • 36 to 4557 (20%)
  • 46 to 5542 (14%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.1%)
  • Over 7511 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider215 (74%)
  • Passenger59 (20%)
  • Pedestrian16 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car346 (80%)
  • Motorcycle28 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 2009.

Collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tewkesbury in 2009

Northway, Tewkesbury, GL20 8GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tewkesbury in 2009, with 11 collisions.

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 2009

The M5 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 2009: 44, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5446212
2ndA38152402
3rdA46131402
4thA435101501
5thA41791402
6thA407800
7thB40636801
8thB46326901
9thA4385500
10thB42135801
11thB46345512
12thA484601
13thA40193301
14thA4363610
15thB40773400
16thB42153400
17thB40791100
18thB40801101
19thM501100

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2009

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 21.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2009

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 2009: 60.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 26 December 2009.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years