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Tewkesbury road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 193 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 2010, and 243 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2009 (222), and casualties fell from 290.

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

Collisions in 2010
193
Down 13% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
243
Down 16% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 2010

2.6% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 2010 were fatal and 14% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.6%
  • Serious2714%
  • Slight16183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious2912%
  • Slight20986%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 2010 is highlighted, with 193, down 13% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 193
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (11%)
  • Tuesday28 (15%)
  • Wednesday28 (15%)
  • Thursday36 (19%)
  • Friday36 (19%)
  • Saturday17 (8.8%)
  • Sunday27 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.3%)
  • February17 (8.8%)
  • March13 (6.7%)
  • April19 (9.8%)
  • May12 (6.2%)
  • June17 (8.8%)
  • July20 (10%)
  • August13 (6.7%)
  • September25 (13%)
  • October17 (8.8%)
  • November11 (5.7%)
  • December13 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds162 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (7.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (66%)
  • Wet or damp52 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.6%)
  • Snow6 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph71 (37%)
  • 40 mph22 (11%)
  • 50 mph41 (21%)
  • 60 mph36 (19%)
  • 70 mph23 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (15%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant163 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (12%)
  • Cyclist20 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian20 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2040 (16%)
  • 21 to 2532 (13%)
  • 26 to 3541 (17%)
  • 36 to 4540 (16%)
  • 46 to 5538 (16%)
  • 56 to 6515 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.7%)
  • Over 757 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider171 (70%)
  • Passenger52 (21%)
  • Pedestrian20 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car277 (77%)
  • Motorcycle29 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 2010.

Collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tewkesbury in 2010

Churchdown St John's, Tewkesbury, GL3 1JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tewkesbury in 2010, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 2010

The M5 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 2010: 22, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5223412
2ndA38203213
3rdA46111202
4thB4632111203
5thA417101501
6thB40637701
7thA405510
8thA4355611
9thA485900
10thB40775601
11thA40193401
12thB46343300
13thA4362401
14thA4382300
15thM502200
16thB40781100
17thB40791100
18thB40801100
19thB42151100

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2010

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 13.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2010

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 2010: 50.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 2010, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2010.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years