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Tewkesbury road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,094 road traffic collisions in Tewkesbury from 1979 to 2025, and 1,311 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 220 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 13 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,094
709th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,311
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
15
16 people killed
Serious collisions
220
231 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
13 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
14 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Tewkesbury

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal151.4%
  • Serious22020%
  • Slight85979%

What the data shows

  • Tewkesbury had 89 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 155 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Tewkesbury were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 218 children under 16 were killed or injured in Tewkesbury, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in Tewkesbury.

Where Tewkesbury ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
709th
Most casualties
731st
Most fatal collisions
628th
Most serious collisions
668th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday148 (14%)
  • Tuesday158 (14%)
  • Wednesday170 (16%)
  • Thursday160 (15%)
  • Friday199 (18%)
  • Saturday149 (14%)
  • Sunday110 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight839 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit223 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway993 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout20 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph15 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph771 (70%)
  • 40 mph220 (20%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph42 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph44 (4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds914 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant538 (41%)
  • Pedestrian276 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist245 (19%)
  • Cyclist231 (18%)
  • Van occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Tewkesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tewkesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Tewkesbury peaked at 46 in 1980; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
20241314
20231214
202244
20211216
202057
20191113
20181014
201779
20161213
20151112
201444
201378
20121417
20112024
20101313
20092123
20082427
20072126
20062022
20053035
20042630
20032234
20022123
20012737
20002832
19992128
19983037
19971826
19962936
19952734
19943438
19933135
19922828
19912326
19904358
19893441
19884147
19873140
19864044
19853138
19843951
19834553
19823841
19813646
19804653
19793136

Map of recent crashes in Tewkesbury

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Tewkesbury

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Tewkesbury

The 24 most recent collisions in Tewkesbury happened between 2 May 2023 and 7 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Tewkesbury

The A438 has the most collisions in Tewkesbury, 332 of 1,094 (30%), followed by the A38 (226).

Collisions in Tewkesbury on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA438332414256
2ndA38226257553
3rdB408086107119
4thM5375226

Council areas covering Tewkesbury

Collisions in Tewkesbury were recorded in 2 council areas. Tewkesbury has 1,091 of 1,094 (99.7%).

Collisions in Tewkesbury by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTewkesbury1,0911,30815219
2ndCheltenham3301

Postcode district for Tewkesbury

All 1,094 collisions in Tewkesbury were in the GL20 postcode district.