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Tewkesbury road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 127 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 2018, and 170 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2017 (136), and casualties fell from 180.

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

Collisions in 2018
127
Down 7% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
170
Down 6% on 2017
Fatal collisions
6
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 2018

4.7% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 2018 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal64.7%
  • Serious3528%
  • Slight8668%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63.5%
  • Serious3822%
  • Slight12674%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 127, down 7% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 127
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (13%)
  • Tuesday16 (13%)
  • Wednesday20 (16%)
  • Thursday19 (15%)
  • Friday32 (25%)
  • Saturday13 (10%)
  • Sunday10 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (4.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (7.1%)
  • February16 (13%)
  • March9 (7.1%)
  • April6 (4.7%)
  • May10 (7.9%)
  • June17 (13%)
  • July10 (7.9%)
  • August11 (8.7%)
  • September10 (7.9%)
  • October9 (7.1%)
  • November10 (7.9%)
  • December10 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight98 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (8.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds109 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (6.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry102 (80%)
  • Wet or damp24 (19%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph45 (35%)
  • 40 mph12 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph27 (21%)
  • 60 mph21 (17%)
  • 70 mph20 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway84 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (19%)
  • Roundabout10 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant114 (67%)
  • Cyclist21 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian9 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 159 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2020 (12%)
  • 21 to 2514 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3529 (17%)
  • 36 to 4522 (13%)
  • 46 to 5527 (16%)
  • 56 to 6519 (11%)
  • 66 to 7510 (5.9%)
  • Over 7511 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider127 (75%)
  • Passenger34 (20%)
  • Pedestrian9 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car170 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle16 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 2018.

Collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tewkesbury in 2018

Badgeworth, Tewkesbury, GL51 6SU area, Churchdown Brookfield with Hucclecote, Tewkesbury, GL3 3TX area and Tewkesbury South, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DS area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Tewkesbury in 2018, with 7 collisions each.

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 2018

The M5 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 2018: 16, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5162306
2ndA41791422
3rdA3881504
4thA407904
5thA401971000
6thA466704
7thA4354511
8thB40774711
9thA483500
10thB46323601
11thB42132200
12thB42152200
13thB46342300
14thA4381100
15thB40631101
16thB40781100
17thB40791300
18thB40801100

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2018

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 10.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2018

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 2018: 33.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 2018, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years