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Tewkesbury road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 167 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 2022, and 232 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 50% on 2021 (111), and casualties rose from 158.

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

Collisions in 2022
167
Up 50% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
232
Up 47% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 2022

2.4% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 2022 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious5332%
  • Slight11066%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious6327%
  • Slight16571%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 2022 is highlighted, with 167, up 50% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (18%)
  • Tuesday21 (13%)
  • Wednesday28 (17%)
  • Thursday28 (17%)
  • Friday26 (16%)
  • Saturday17 (10%)
  • Sunday17 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.6%)
  • February5 (3%)
  • March15 (9%)
  • April12 (7.2%)
  • May15 (9%)
  • June13 (7.8%)
  • July20 (12%)
  • August14 (8.4%)
  • September16 (9.6%)
  • October20 (12%)
  • November20 (12%)
  • December6 (3.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight129 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (7.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (13%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (71%)
  • Wet or damp47 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph47 (28%)
  • 40 mph22 (13%)
  • 50 mph38 (23%)
  • 60 mph32 (19%)
  • 70 mph27 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (17%)
  • Roundabout12 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant155 (67%)
  • Cyclist25 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (11%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2031 (13%)
  • 21 to 2518 (7.8%)
  • 26 to 3544 (19%)
  • 36 to 4541 (18%)
  • 46 to 5528 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (14%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.2%)
  • Over 757 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (73%)
  • Passenger46 (20%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car240 (72%)
  • Motorcycle27 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 234 of them in 2022.

Collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tewkesbury in 2022

Brockworth East, Tewkesbury, GL3 4JG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tewkesbury in 2022, with 9 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 2022

The A417 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 2022: 15, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA417152616
2ndA38141906
3rdM5142602
4thA46111303
5thB4632101613
6thA43591202
7thB40638802
8thA4071013
9thB40775901
10thB407951003
11thA40194411
12thA4363401
13thB40783302
14thA4382200
15thB42132200
16thB46342301
17thA481100
18thB40801100
19thB42151100

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2022

Brockworth had the most collisions of any town in Tewkesbury in 2022: 12.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2022

GL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 2022: 43.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 2022, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2022.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years