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Tewkesbury road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 137 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 2015, and 186 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2014 (116), and casualties rose from 154.

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

Collisions in 2015
137
Up 18% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
186
Up 21% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 2015

1.5% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 2015 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.5%
  • Serious3123%
  • Slight10476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious3418%
  • Slight15081%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 2015 is highlighted, with 137, up 18% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 137
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (17%)
  • Tuesday30 (22%)
  • Wednesday18 (13%)
  • Thursday21 (15%)
  • Friday19 (14%)
  • Saturday12 (8.8%)
  • Sunday14 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (4.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5.8%)
  • February11 (8%)
  • March12 (8.8%)
  • April5 (3.6%)
  • May13 (9.5%)
  • June19 (14%)
  • July9 (6.6%)
  • August13 (9.5%)
  • September7 (5.1%)
  • October16 (12%)
  • November10 (7.3%)
  • December14 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight111 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds110 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (74%)
  • Wet or damp35 (26%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph39 (28%)
  • 40 mph15 (11%)
  • 50 mph33 (24%)
  • 60 mph25 (18%)
  • 70 mph25 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway90 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (20%)
  • Roundabout13 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant123 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist17 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian13 (7%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2013 (7%)
  • 21 to 2517 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3532 (17%)
  • 36 to 4541 (22%)
  • 46 to 5530 (16%)
  • 56 to 6521 (11%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.9%)
  • Over 7511 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (76%)
  • Passenger32 (17%)
  • Pedestrian13 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car209 (77%)
  • Motorcycle18 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 2015.

Collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tewkesbury in 2015

Churchdown St John's, Tewkesbury, GL3 1JU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tewkesbury in 2015, with 9 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 2015

The A46 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 2015: 19, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46192002
2ndM5162602
3rdA38111304
4thA40111611
5thA41771102
6thA43571301
7thA4386700
8thB40635702
9thB46325802
10thB42154702
11thA4362402
12thA482401
13thB46342400
14thA40191101
15thB40771100
16thB40791100

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2015

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 11.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2015

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 2015: 39.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 2015, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years