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Prestbury (Cheltenham) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 138 road traffic collisions in Prestbury, Cheltenham, from 1979 to 2025, and 168 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 36 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
138
2,390th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
168
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
36
42 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Prestbury

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3626%
  • Slight10274%

What the data shows

  • Prestbury had 11 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 16 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in Prestbury were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Prestbury are between noon and 3pm, with 23% of collisions.
  • 18 children under 16 were killed or injured in Prestbury, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Prestbury ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,390th
Most casualties
2,525th
Most fatal collisions
None
Most serious collisions
2,107th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (16%)
  • Tuesday22 (16%)
  • Wednesday17 (12%)
  • Thursday22 (16%)
  • Friday24 (17%)
  • Saturday11 (8%)
  • Sunday20 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight106 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway121 (88%)
  • Roundabout12 (8.7%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph114 (83%)
  • 40 mph17 (12%)
  • 60 mph7 (5.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds115 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (7.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant74 (44%)
  • Cyclist37 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (18%)
  • Pedestrian16 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Prestbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Prestbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Prestbury peaked at 8 in 1993; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202411
202322
202200
202100
202024
201900
201814
201711
201623
201500
201411
201311
201200
201123
201044
200900
200822
200744
200622
200522
200411
200300
200223
200134
200066
199933
199800
199733
199633
199544
199433
199388
199245
199155
199033
198977
198866
198725
198679
198567
198456
198345
1982615
198166
198058
197977

Map of recent crashes in Prestbury

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Prestbury

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Prestbury

The 24 most recent collisions in Prestbury happened between 10 March 2007 and 6 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Prestbury

The B4632 has the most collisions in Prestbury, 37 of 138 (27%), followed by the B4075 (35).

Collisions in Prestbury on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4632373903
2ndB40753552011
3rdA46313709

Council areas covering Prestbury

Collisions in Prestbury were recorded in 2 council areas. Cheltenham has 87 of 138 (63%).

Collisions in Prestbury by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCheltenham87103020
2ndTewkesbury5165016

Postcode district for Prestbury

All 138 collisions in Prestbury were in the GL52 postcode district.