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Tewkesbury road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 99 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 2020, and 141 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 33% on 2019 (147), and casualties fell from 195.

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

Collisions in 2020
99
Down 33% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
141
Down 28% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 2020

2% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 2020 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22%
  • Serious3030%
  • Slight6768%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious3122%
  • Slight10877%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 2020 is highlighted, with 99, down 33% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 99
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (11%)
  • Tuesday11 (11%)
  • Wednesday16 (16%)
  • Thursday16 (16%)
  • Friday20 (20%)
  • Saturday13 (13%)
  • Sunday12 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (26%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (4%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (11%)
  • February9 (9.1%)
  • March3 (3%)
  • April4 (4%)
  • May8 (8.1%)
  • July6 (6.1%)
  • August11 (11%)
  • September10 (10%)
  • October12 (12%)
  • November10 (10%)
  • December15 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight71 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds74 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (3%)
  • Other9 (9.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry57 (58%)
  • Wet or damp39 (39%)
  • Frost or ice3 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1%)
  • 30 mph33 (33%)
  • 40 mph8 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph23 (23%)
  • 60 mph20 (20%)
  • 70 mph14 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway75 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (16%)
  • Roundabout4 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant88 (62%)
  • Cyclist17 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (11%)
  • Pedestrian11 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (2.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (5%)
  • 11 to 155 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2017 (12%)
  • 21 to 259 (6.4%)
  • 26 to 3520 (14%)
  • 36 to 4529 (21%)
  • 46 to 5517 (12%)
  • 56 to 6514 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (8.5%)
  • Over 758 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider93 (66%)
  • Passenger37 (26%)
  • Pedestrian11 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car135 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle14 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 2020.

Collisions
300th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tewkesbury in 2020

Brockworth East, Tewkesbury, GL3 4JG area, Churchdown Brookfield with Hucclecote, Tewkesbury, GL3 3TX area and Tewkesbury East, Tewkesbury, GL20 8EW area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Tewkesbury in 2020, with 4 collisions each.

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 2020

The M5 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 2020: 10, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5101411
2ndA41781003
3rdA468903
4thA406901
5thB46326702
6thA3851103
7thA40195801
8thA4383300
9thB40633403
10thB42133600
11thA4352200
12thA4361101
13thA481601
14thB40771100
15thB40781101
16thB40801101
17thB42151100

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2020

Brockworth had the most collisions of any town in Tewkesbury in 2020: 7.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2020

GL20 and GL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 2020, with 21 each.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 2020, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years