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Southam (Tewkesbury) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 111 road traffic collisions in Southam, Tewkesbury, from 1979 to 2025, and 165 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 30 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
111
2,684th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
165
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
30
37 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Southam

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal54.5%
  • Serious3027%
  • Slight7668%

What the data shows

  • Southam had 12 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 54% fewer than the 26 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 32% of collisions in Southam were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 6 children under 16 were killed or injured in Southam, 3.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in Southam.

Where Southam ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,684th
Most casualties
2,549th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
2,329th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (9%)
  • Tuesday19 (17%)
  • Wednesday11 (9.9%)
  • Thursday23 (21%)
  • Friday20 (18%)
  • Saturday13 (12%)
  • Sunday15 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight82 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway110 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph12 (11%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph36 (32%)
  • 60 mph56 (50%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds87 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant123 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (10%)
  • Cyclist10 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (3.6%)
  • Pedestrian5 (3%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Southam road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southam, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Southam peaked at 8 in 2006; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202412
202322
202211
202111
202000
201922
201811
201711
201625
201511
201400
201335
201223
201122
201045
200911
200833
200722
2006811
200514
200479
200322
200222
200167
200034
199900
199822
1997311
199623
199513
199456
199369
199222
199114
199017
198955
198823
198722
198611
1985613
198412
198311
198234
198122
198022
197946

Map of recent crashes in Southam

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Southam

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Southam

The 24 most recent collisions in Southam happened between 18 February 2010 and 23 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Southam

The B4632 has the most collisions in Southam, 72 of 111 (65%), followed by the A46 (16).

Collisions in Southam on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB463272112314
2ndA46162519

Council areas covering Southam

Collisions in Southam were recorded in 2 council areas. Tewkesbury has 106 of 111 (95%).

Collisions in Southam by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTewkesbury106160527
2ndCheltenham5503

Postcode district for Southam

All 111 collisions in Southam were in the GL52 postcode district.