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Tewkesbury road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 136 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 2017, and 180 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2016 (167), and casualties fell from 243.

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

Collisions in 2017
136
Down 19% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
180
Down 26% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 2017

1.5% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 2017 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.5%
  • Serious3626%
  • Slight9872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious4022%
  • Slight13877%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 136, down 19% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 136
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (19%)
  • Tuesday20 (15%)
  • Wednesday22 (16%)
  • Thursday20 (15%)
  • Friday22 (16%)
  • Saturday14 (10%)
  • Sunday12 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5.9%)
  • February13 (9.6%)
  • March12 (8.8%)
  • April5 (3.7%)
  • May20 (15%)
  • June12 (8.8%)
  • July11 (8.1%)
  • August9 (6.6%)
  • September9 (6.6%)
  • October11 (8.1%)
  • November13 (9.6%)
  • December13 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight101 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds118 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (8.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry99 (73%)
  • Wet or damp36 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph39 (29%)
  • 40 mph19 (14%)
  • 50 mph29 (21%)
  • 60 mph30 (22%)
  • 70 mph17 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway94 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (17%)
  • Roundabout10 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant116 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (14%)
  • Cyclist19 (11%)
  • Pedestrian13 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2022 (12%)
  • 21 to 2522 (12%)
  • 26 to 3532 (18%)
  • 36 to 4522 (12%)
  • 46 to 5530 (17%)
  • 56 to 6520 (11%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.4%)
  • Over 7510 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider131 (73%)
  • Passenger36 (20%)
  • Pedestrian13 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car189 (76%)
  • Motorcycle24 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 306 of them in 2017.

Collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tewkesbury in 2017

Churchdown Brookfield with Hucclecote, Tewkesbury, GL3 3TX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tewkesbury in 2017, with 6 collisions.

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 2017

The A40 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 2017: 12.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40122000
2ndA38101202
3rdM591203
4thA401971104
5thA43571003
6thB46327803
7thA4176801
8thB407761112
9thA465604
10thB40634502
11thA4383501
12thA482200
13thB40792200
14thB42152201
15thA4361200
16thB40781100
17thB42111101
18thB42131110
19thM501200

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2017

Brockworth had the most collisions of any town in Tewkesbury in 2017: 9.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2017

GL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 2017: 32.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 2017, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years