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Tewkesbury road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 167 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 2016, and 243 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 2015 (137), and casualties rose from 186.

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

Collisions in 2016
167
Up 22% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
243
Up 31% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 2016

3% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 2016 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53%
  • Serious4426%
  • Slight11871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.9%
  • Serious5924%
  • Slight17773%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 2016 is highlighted, with 167, up 22% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (15%)
  • Tuesday24 (14%)
  • Wednesday25 (15%)
  • Thursday38 (23%)
  • Friday28 (17%)
  • Saturday16 (9.6%)
  • Sunday11 (6.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (8.4%)
  • February15 (9%)
  • March6 (3.6%)
  • April17 (10%)
  • May20 (12%)
  • June13 (7.8%)
  • July9 (5.4%)
  • August13 (7.8%)
  • September18 (11%)
  • October13 (7.8%)
  • November14 (8.4%)
  • December15 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (78%)
  • Wet or damp35 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph42 (25%)
  • 40 mph21 (13%)
  • 50 mph38 (23%)
  • 60 mph32 (19%)
  • 70 mph33 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway107 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (23%)
  • Roundabout15 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant159 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (15%)
  • Cyclist19 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2020 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 2522 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3541 (17%)
  • 36 to 4541 (17%)
  • 46 to 5548 (20%)
  • 56 to 6522 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6.6%)
  • Over 7513 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider173 (71%)
  • Passenger51 (21%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car244 (75%)
  • Motorcycle35 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 2016.

Collisions
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tewkesbury in 2016

Tewkesbury South, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tewkesbury in 2016, with 9 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 2016

The M5 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 2016: 23, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5233817
2ndA40212704
3rdA46131901
4thA4019121803
5thA38111406
6thA417102214
7thA4355610
8thB40775801
9thA4384401
10thB40634602
11thB46324702
12thB42132201
13thB42152400
14thB46342401
15thA4361200
16thA481210
17thB40781100
18thB40791201
19thB40801100

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2016

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 12.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2016

GL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 2016: 41.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2016.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years