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Tewkesbury road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 169 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury in 2024, and 237 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2023 (182), and casualties fell from 253.

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

Collisions in 2024
169
Down 7% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
237
Down 6% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Tewkesbury in 2024

2.4% of collisions in Tewkesbury in 2024 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.2% and 24% in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious4527%
  • Slight12071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious5222%
  • Slight18076%

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 409 in 1982. 2024 is highlighted, with 169, down 7% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (12%)
  • Tuesday28 (17%)
  • Wednesday27 (16%)
  • Thursday31 (18%)
  • Friday28 (17%)
  • Saturday14 (8.3%)
  • Sunday21 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (9.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (12%)
  • February11 (6.5%)
  • March14 (8.3%)
  • April13 (7.7%)
  • May16 (9.5%)
  • June14 (8.3%)
  • July21 (12%)
  • August12 (7.1%)
  • September7 (4.1%)
  • October13 (7.7%)
  • November15 (8.9%)
  • December12 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight117 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Other5 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (72%)
  • Wet or damp43 (25%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph54 (32%)
  • 40 mph30 (18%)
  • 50 mph31 (18%)
  • 60 mph26 (15%)
  • 70 mph27 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway123 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (21%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tewkesbury in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant153 (65%)
  • Cyclist20 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian20 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (8%)
  • Van occupant12 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)4 (1.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2017 (7.2%)
  • 21 to 2527 (11%)
  • 26 to 3545 (19%)
  • 36 to 4538 (16%)
  • 46 to 5531 (13%)
  • 56 to 6529 (12%)
  • 66 to 7517 (7.2%)
  • Over 7510 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider162 (68%)
  • Passenger55 (23%)
  • Pedestrian20 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car226 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle21 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tewkesbury in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tewkesbury had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 2024.

Collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tewkesbury in 2024

Brockworth East, Tewkesbury, GL3 4JG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tewkesbury in 2024, with 10 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Tewkesbury with the most crashes in 2024

The M5 had the most collisions in Tewkesbury in 2024: 19, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tewkesbury, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5193203
2ndA40141706
3rdA46122404
4thA38101412
5thB463281202
6thA43571202
7thA40195901
8thA4385502
9thA485711
10thB40775602
11thA4173801
12thB40633301
13thB40783901
14thB40793300
15thA4362210
16thB42152200
17thB46342201

Towns in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2024

Brockworth had the most collisions of any town in Tewkesbury in 2024: 14.

Postcode districts in Tewkesbury: crashes in 2024

GL20 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tewkesbury in 2024: 42.

Latest crashes in Tewkesbury in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Tewkesbury in 2024, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Tewkesbury road accidents in other years