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Tewkesbury road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 177 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 2012, and 248 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2011 (190), and casualties fell from 264.

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

Collisions in 2012
177
Down 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
248
Down 6% on 2011
Fatal collisions
9
5.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 2012

5.1% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 2012 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal95.1%
  • Serious2715%
  • Slight14180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal104%
  • Serious3313%
  • Slight20583%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 2012 is highlighted, with 177, down 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (12%)
  • Tuesday23 (13%)
  • Wednesday27 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (19%)
  • Friday31 (18%)
  • Saturday20 (11%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (10%)
  • February10 (5.6%)
  • March20 (11%)
  • April14 (7.9%)
  • May21 (12%)
  • June10 (5.6%)
  • July18 (10%)
  • August12 (6.8%)
  • September16 (9%)
  • October16 (9%)
  • November7 (4%)
  • December15 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight129 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (64%)
  • Wet or damp60 (34%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph53 (30%)
  • 40 mph27 (15%)
  • 50 mph36 (20%)
  • 60 mph36 (20%)
  • 70 mph25 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (18%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant163 (66%)
  • Cyclist28 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (2%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2040 (16%)
  • 21 to 2530 (12%)
  • 26 to 3544 (18%)
  • 36 to 4541 (17%)
  • 46 to 5532 (13%)
  • 56 to 6522 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.2%)
  • Over 758 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider180 (73%)
  • Passenger52 (21%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car275 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle21 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 309 of them in 2012.

Collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tewkesbury in 2012

Badgeworth, Tewkesbury, GL51 6SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tewkesbury in 2012, with 8 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 2012

The M5 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 2012: 21, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5213715
2ndA46151811
3rdA40101101
4thA435101321
5thA41791101
6thA3881402
7thB463471400
8thA401961001
9thB40775922
10thB46325611
11thA4384400
12thA484501
13thB40802401
14thA4361200
15thB40631300
16thB40781100
17thB40791200
18thB42131100
19thB42151100
20thM501100

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2012

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 14.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2012

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 2012: 45.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 2012, 4 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2012.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years