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Tewkesbury road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 182 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 2023, and 253 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2022 (167), and casualties rose from 232.

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

Collisions in 2023
182
Up 9% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
253
Up 9% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 2023

2.2% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 2023 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious5128%
  • Slight12770%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious6325%
  • Slight18573%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 2023 is highlighted, with 182, up 9% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (19%)
  • Tuesday27 (15%)
  • Wednesday32 (18%)
  • Thursday29 (16%)
  • Friday21 (12%)
  • Saturday20 (11%)
  • Sunday19 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (8.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.2%)
  • February12 (6.6%)
  • March11 (6%)
  • April16 (8.8%)
  • May16 (8.8%)
  • June18 (9.9%)
  • July19 (10%)
  • August14 (7.7%)
  • September16 (8.8%)
  • October17 (9.3%)
  • November21 (12%)
  • December7 (3.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (74%)
  • Wet or damp46 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph64 (35%)
  • 40 mph18 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph39 (21%)
  • 60 mph32 (18%)
  • 70 mph27 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant160 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (13%)
  • Cyclist23 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian22 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2042 (17%)
  • 21 to 2520 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 3544 (17%)
  • 36 to 4526 (10%)
  • 46 to 5537 (15%)
  • 56 to 6532 (13%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.9%)
  • Over 7514 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider169 (67%)
  • Passenger62 (25%)
  • Pedestrian22 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car236 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle33 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 2023.

Collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tewkesbury in 2023

Badgeworth, Tewkesbury, GL51 6SU area, Northway, Tewkesbury, GL20 8GA area and Tewkesbury South, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DS area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Tewkesbury in 2023, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 2023

The M5 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 2023: 19, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5193003
2ndA38172118
3rdA46172213
4thA40132200
5thA4178901
6thA43571402
7thB406371102
8thA401961001
9thB40775703
10thA4384602
11thB46324501
12thA4363502
13thA483602
14thB40783402
15thB40792200
16thB40802200
17thB42152201
18thB46342200
19thB42131401

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2023

Tewkesbury itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 12.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2023

GL3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 2023: 46.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 2023, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2023.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years