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GL53 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,677 road traffic collisions in the GL53 postcode district, Cheltenham, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,477 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 71 were fatal and 545 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 34 collisions, up 17% on 2024 (29).

Collisions since 1979
2,677
1,438th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,477
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
71
81 people killed
Serious collisions
545
686 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
34
Up 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
44
Up 19% on 2024

Road collision statistics for GL53

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal712.7%
  • Serious54520%
  • Slight2,06177%

What the data shows

  • GL53 had 253 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 17% fewer than the 306 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in GL53 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 346 children under 16 were killed or injured in GL53, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in GL53.

Where GL53 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,438th
Most casualties
1,495th
Most fatal collisions
656th
Most serious collisions
1,364th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday336 (13%)
  • Tuesday401 (15%)
  • Wednesday429 (16%)
  • Thursday407 (15%)
  • Friday463 (17%)
  • Saturday378 (14%)
  • Sunday263 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,964 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit472 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting202 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,387 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway131 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout85 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road68 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,815 (68%)
  • 40 mph170 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph115 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph494 (18%)
  • 70 mph79 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,177 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds293 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds52 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist40 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.3%)
  • Other23 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,908 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist515 (15%)
  • Cyclist497 (14%)
  • Pedestrian385 (11%)
  • Van occupant64 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant27 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

GL53 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in GL53, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in GL53 peaked at 118 in 1984; 2025 had 34.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 34
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253444
20242937
20232833
20222429
20212029
20202225
20192225
20182732
20171819
20162939
20151416
20142936
20132537
20123335
20113945
20102633
20093143
20083750
20072835
20064459
20055467
20046179
20035570
20026988
20016895
20005991
199978100
19986382
199779111
199678106
19956478
19947185
19936676
19926174
19917299
199075105
198994123
19887396
198787111
198688116
19857295
1984118173
1983101120
1982118160
198189118
1980105139
1979100119

Map of recent crashes in GL53

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in GL53

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in GL53

The 24 most recent collisions in GL53 happened between 24 March and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in GL53

The A46 has the most collisions in GL53, 580 of 2,677 (22%), followed by the A40 (480).

Collisions in GL53 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46580694794
2ndA404805525108
3rdA4353796002093
4thB4070181254753
5thA4171612491030
6thA436138222826

Council areas covering GL53

Collisions in GL53 were recorded in 3 council areas. Cheltenham has 1,966 of 2,677 (73%).

Collisions in GL53 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCheltenham1,9662,36634394
2ndCotswold55886531109
3rdTewkesbury153246642

Town in GL53

Of the 2,677 collisions in GL53, 1,979 (74%) were in Cheltenham.