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GL52 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,062 road traffic collisions in the GL52 postcode district, Cheltenham, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,041 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 69 were fatal and 903 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 31 collisions, down 40% on 2024 (52).

Collisions since 1979
4,062
869th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,041
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
69
74 people killed
Serious collisions
903
1,036 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
31
Down 40% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
37
Down 40% on 2024

Road collision statistics for GL52

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal691.7%
  • Serious90322%
  • Slight3,09076%

What the data shows

  • GL52 had 377 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 518 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in GL52 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 616 children under 16 were killed or injured in GL52, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in GL52.

Where GL52 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
869th
Most casualties
983rd
Most fatal collisions
702nd
Most serious collisions
537th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday556 (14%)
  • Tuesday599 (15%)
  • Wednesday586 (14%)
  • Thursday669 (16%)
  • Friday660 (16%)
  • Saturday546 (13%)
  • Sunday446 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,950 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit821 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting243 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown40 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,295 (81%)
  • One way street or slip road288 (7.1%)
  • Dual carriageway261 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout206 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph10 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph2,930 (72%)
  • 40 mph329 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph127 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph587 (14%)
  • 70 mph76 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,415 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds421 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds51 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds49 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist18 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.2%)
  • Other33 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded49 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,364 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist918 (18%)
  • Cyclist786 (16%)
  • Pedestrian754 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant55 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

GL52 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in GL52, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in GL52 peaked at 176 in 1982; 2025 had 31.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 31
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253137
20245262
20234357
20224459
20213136
20203044
20192539
20182934
20174552
20164759
20153952
20143946
20133946
20124755
20114354
20104856
20095369
20086275
20076172
200687106
200572105
200494113
200397130
200291114
2001103124
200098125
199997120
199886100
19978098
1996101128
1995108130
1994117150
199394115
1992110130
199188110
1990128171
1989133155
1988126149
1987134170
1986136165
1985159207
1984149187
1983149174
1982176221
1981127156
1980161199
1979153185

Map of recent crashes in GL52

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in GL52

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in GL52

The 24 most recent collisions in GL52 happened between 20 February and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in GL52

The A435 has the most collisions in GL52, 669 of 4,062 (16%), followed by the A46 (612).

Collisions in GL52 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43566990723168
2ndA466127457117
3rdB4075386459991
4thB4632333447751
5thA40294383570
6thM564104114
7thA4019314308

Council areas covering GL52

Collisions in GL52 were recorded in 3 council areas. Cheltenham has 2,695 of 4,062 (66%).

Collisions in GL52 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCheltenham2,6953,16735553
2ndTewkesbury1,3581,86034348
3rdCotswold81202

Towns in GL52

Collisions in GL52 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Cheltenham (2,557) and Bishop's Cleeve (498).