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Tewkesbury road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 111 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 2021, and 158 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2020 (99), and casualties rose from 141.

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

Collisions in 2021
111
Up 12% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
158
Up 12% on 2020
Fatal collisions
8
7.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 2021

7.2% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 2021 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal87.2%
  • Serious4137%
  • Slight6256%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal95.7%
  • Serious5032%
  • Slight9963%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 2021 is highlighted, with 111, up 12% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 111
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (15%)
  • Tuesday15 (14%)
  • Wednesday20 (18%)
  • Thursday13 (12%)
  • Friday25 (23%)
  • Saturday12 (11%)
  • Sunday9 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5917 (15%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (7.2%)
  • February5 (4.5%)
  • March8 (7.2%)
  • April7 (6.3%)
  • May10 (9%)
  • June12 (11%)
  • July14 (13%)
  • August10 (9%)
  • September5 (4.5%)
  • October10 (9%)
  • November7 (6.3%)
  • December15 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight77 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds91 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (9.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry80 (72%)
  • Wet or damp28 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph26 (23%)
  • 40 mph24 (22%)
  • 50 mph24 (22%)
  • 60 mph21 (19%)
  • 70 mph13 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway79 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant96 (61%)
  • Cyclist19 (12%)
  • Pedestrian16 (10%)
  • Van occupant11 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2022 (14%)
  • 21 to 2515 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3531 (20%)
  • 36 to 4519 (12%)
  • 46 to 5518 (11%)
  • 56 to 6523 (15%)
  • 66 to 758 (5.1%)
  • Over 7513 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider111 (70%)
  • Passenger31 (20%)
  • Pedestrian16 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car149 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle11 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 2021.

Collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
210th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tewkesbury in 2021

Northway, Tewkesbury, GL20 8GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tewkesbury in 2021, with 7 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 2021

The A417 and M5 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 2021, with 9 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41791214
2ndM591202
3rdA4081402
4thA4681113
5thA387921
6thA40197704
7thA4386801
8thA4354802
9thA483501
10thB40773501
11thB40792300
12thB46322202
13thB46342200
14thB40631400
15thB40801101
16thB42151100
17thB43621100

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2021

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 12.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2021

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 2021: 28.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 2021, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years