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Tewkesbury road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 147 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 2019, and 195 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2018 (127), and casualties rose from 170.

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

Collisions in 2019
147
Up 16% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
195
Up 15% on 2018
Fatal collisions
6
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 2019

4.1% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 2019 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal64.1%
  • Serious4631%
  • Slight9565%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal73.6%
  • Serious4724%
  • Slight14172%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 2019 is highlighted, with 147, up 16% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 147
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (15%)
  • Tuesday26 (18%)
  • Wednesday20 (14%)
  • Thursday28 (19%)
  • Friday22 (15%)
  • Saturday16 (11%)
  • Sunday13 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (8.8%)
  • February10 (6.8%)
  • March11 (7.5%)
  • April12 (8.2%)
  • May14 (9.5%)
  • June10 (6.8%)
  • July10 (6.8%)
  • August14 (9.5%)
  • September15 (10%)
  • October13 (8.8%)
  • November12 (8.2%)
  • December13 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight100 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds120 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (11%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry104 (71%)
  • Wet or damp42 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph45 (31%)
  • 40 mph16 (11%)
  • 50 mph38 (26%)
  • 60 mph29 (20%)
  • 70 mph18 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway102 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout9 (6.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant124 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (15%)
  • Cyclist20 (10%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2023 (12%)
  • 21 to 2518 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3545 (23%)
  • 36 to 4526 (13%)
  • 46 to 5524 (12%)
  • 56 to 6526 (13%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.6%)
  • Over 7512 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider149 (76%)
  • Passenger35 (18%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car204 (74%)
  • Motorcycle30 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 2019.

Collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tewkesbury in 2019

Northway, Tewkesbury, GL20 8GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tewkesbury in 2019, with 6 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 2019

The A46 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 2019: 13, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46131502
2ndA40121304
3rdM5121922
4thA417101314
5thB40637703
6thA3861005
7thA43561102
8thB46325511
9thB40774610
10thB42134712
11thA40193302
12thA4383300
13thA483502
14thB40793301
15thB42152300
16thB46342300
17thA4361100
18thB40781101

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2019

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 11.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2019

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 2019: 36.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 2019, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2019.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years