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GL3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,112 road traffic collisions in the GL3 postcode district, Tewkesbury, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,093 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 83 were fatal and 675 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 44 collisions, up 7% on 2024 (41).

Collisions since 1979
3,112
1,267th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,093
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
83
94 people killed
Serious collisions
675
806 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
44
Up 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
59
Up 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for GL3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal832.7%
  • Serious67522%
  • Slight2,35476%

What the data shows

  • GL3 had 400 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 18% fewer than the 489 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in GL3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 500 children under 16 were killed or injured in GL3, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in GL3.

Where GL3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,267th
Most casualties
1,283rd
Most fatal collisions
468th
Most serious collisions
1,006th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday428 (14%)
  • Tuesday416 (13%)
  • Wednesday507 (16%)
  • Thursday507 (16%)
  • Friday556 (18%)
  • Saturday386 (12%)
  • Sunday312 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,218 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit510 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting307 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown60 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,239 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway566 (18%)
  • Roundabout262 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,419 (46%)
  • 40 mph499 (16%)
  • 50 mph161 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph570 (18%)
  • 70 mph454 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,540 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds329 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds66 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds55 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist22 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other30 (1%)
  • Not recorded48 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,360 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist624 (15%)
  • Cyclist450 (11%)
  • Pedestrian430 (11%)
  • Van occupant92 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)70 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

GL3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in GL3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in GL3 peaked at 108 in 1982; 2025 had 44.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 44
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254459
20244155
20235270
20224962
20213243
20202127
20193442
20183851
20174048
20164966
20153946
20143035
20133141
20124151
20115065
20105968
20095561
20085975
20075678
20066985
200590112
200485110
200378111
200282119
200186124
200077104
199979108
199881107
19976390
19966279
199587131
199482103
199376104
19926175
19916384
199072112
198986125
198884106
198778105
198683102
19858291
1984100135
198397133
1982108144
198184105
198089113
1979108133

Map of recent crashes in GL3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in GL3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in GL3

The 24 most recent collisions in GL3 happened between 5 August and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in GL3

The A417 has the most collisions in GL3, 583 of 3,112 (19%), followed by the B4063 (245).

Collisions in GL3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41758383629137
2ndB4063245300457
3rdM5229356936
4thA46226316664
5thA40220301543
6thB407091801

Council areas covering GL3

Collisions in GL3 were recorded in 5 council areas. Tewkesbury has 2,410 of 3,112 (77%).

Collisions in GL3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTewkesbury2,4103,21070534
2ndGloucester5726857118
3rdCotswold68105512
4thStroud5788111
5thCheltenham3300

Towns in GL3

Collisions in GL3 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Brockworth (581) and Innsworth (535).