Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

53 CRASHES IN
TEWKSBURY, MA
NOVEMBER 2025

All metrics benchmarked againstNovember 2024

Total crashes in Tewksbury for November 2025 were 53, a decrease from 60 crashes reported in November 2024, representing an 11.67% reduction. The most significant year-over-year shift was the increase in total fatalities from zero in the prior period to one fatality in the current period.

53

-11.7%was 60

Total Crash Events

1

Persons Killed

10

-33.3%was 15

Persons Injured

3

-25.0%was 4

Hit-and-Run Crashes

Note: "Persons Killed" (1) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (1) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, total crashes in Tewksbury showed a downward trend year-over-year, decreasing from 60 crashes in November 2024 to 53 crashes in November 2025. This represents an 11.67% reduction in the total number of reported crashes.

3

Hit-and-Run Crashes — November 2025

-25.0% vs prior (4)

Hit-and-run crashes decreased from 4 incidents in November 2024 to 3 incidents in November 2025. Correspondingly, the hit-and-run rate decreased from 6.7% to 5.7% of total crashes, indicating a downward trend in such incidents.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

1

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 0%

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 1-100.0%

10

Motorists Injured

Prior: 13-23.1%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes shifted from Friday in November 2024, with 16 incidents, to Saturday in November 2025, with 12 incidents. Similarly, the peak crash hour moved from 5 PM with 10 crashes in the prior year to 4 PM with 7 crashes in the current year.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The fatal crash rate increased from 0% in November 2024 to 1.9% in November 2025, corresponding to one fatal crash in the current period compared to none previously. While serious injury crashes remained stable at one incident in both periods, minor injury crashes decreased from 7 (11.7% share) to 5 (9.4% share), and possible injury crashes decreased from 4 (6.7% share) to 3 (5.7% share).

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal1fatal crashes1.9%
Serious Injury1serious injury crashes1.9%
0.0%prior 1
Minor Injury5minor injury crashes9.4%
-28.6%prior 7
Possible Injury3possible injury crashes5.7%
-25.0%prior 4
No Injury43no injury crashes81.1%
-8.5%prior 47

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

Among contributing factors, 'Inattention' incidents decreased by 3, from 10 in November 2024 to 7 in November 2025. Conversely, 'Followed too closely' incidents increased by 2, from 5 to 7, and 'Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road' also increased by 2 incidents, from 1 to 3. 'No improper driving' incidents saw a slight increase of 1, from 11 to 12.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving12 (22.6%)9.1%prior 11
Inattention7 (13.2%)-30.0%prior 10
Failed to yield right of way7 (13.2%)0.0%prior 7
Followed too closely7 (13.2%)40.0%prior 5
Distracted4 (7.5%)
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road3 (5.7%)
Glare2 (3.8%)
Physical impairment2 (3.8%)
Exceeded authorized speed limit1 (1.9%)
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner1 (1.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions decreased from 49 (including Clear/Clear) in November 2024 to 36 (including Clear/Clear) in November 2025. Crashes on wet road surfaces decreased from 10 to 7 year-over-year. The proportion of crashes occurring in daylight conditions remained the most dominant, decreasing from 35 incidents in the prior year to 29 in the current year.

Weather

Clear32 (60.4%)
-27.3%prior 44
Cloudy7 (13.2%)
Rain4 (7.5%)
-20.0%prior 5
Clear/Clear4 (7.5%)
-20.0%prior 5
Clear/Cloudy2 (3.8%)
Cloudy/Rain2 (3.8%)
Rain/Rain1 (1.9%)
Cloudy/Cloudy1 (1.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight29 (54.7%)
-17.1%prior 35
Dark - lighted roadway16 (30.2%)
14.3%prior 14
Dark - roadway not lighted4 (7.5%)
Dusk4 (7.5%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry46 (86.8%)
-8.0%prior 50
Wet7 (13.2%)
-30.0%prior 10

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes remained consistent at 104 in both November 2024 and November 2025. Among top makes, CHEVROLET saw the largest increase, with 9 vehicles involved in the current period compared to 4 in the prior period, an increase of 5 vehicles. TOYOTA also saw a slight increase of 1 vehicle, from 16 to 17, while HONDA and NISSAN each decreased by 1 vehicle.

Top Vehicle Makes (104 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA17 (16.3%)
6.3%prior 16
2
HONDA13 (12.5%)
-7.1%prior 14
3
FORD13 (12.5%)
0.0%prior 13
4
NISSAN10 (9.6%)
-9.1%prior 11
5
CHEVROLET9 (8.7%)
6
SUBARU6 (5.8%)
20.0%prior 5
7
MERCEDES-BENZ5 (4.8%)
8
HYUNDAI4 (3.8%)
9
KIA3 (2.9%)
10
ACURA2 (1.9%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · Vehicle unit records

5 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.

Sex Distribution (115 persons with recorded sex)

Male75 (65.2%)
-5.1%prior 79
Female40 (34.8%)
-11.1%prior 45

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes occurring in the 35 mph speed limit zone remained the most frequent, with 25 incidents in November 2024 and 26 in November 2025, marking a slight increase of 1 crash. Notably, the single fatal crash in November 2025 occurred within a 35 mph zone, whereas no fatalities were recorded in any speed zone in the prior period. Crashes in 65 mph zones increased from 7 to 9.

Fatal crashes by zone: 35 mph: 1 of 26 (3.846%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30 · Posted speed limit at crash location

Data Sources & Methodology

Primary Data Source

All crash data in this report is sourced from Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), accessed programmatically via the Arcgis_yearly Open Data API (SODA). This dataset contains official police-reported motor vehicle traffic crash records maintained by the reporting jurisdiction's law enforcement agency. Records are published to the open data portal by the municipality and are subject to the portal's terms of use.

Data Retrieval

  • Access method: Arcgis_yearly Open Data API (SoQL queries)
  • Data format: Structured JSON via REST API
  • Record types queried: Crash events, person records, and vehicle unit records
  • Date filter applied: 2025-11-01 through 2025-11-30
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-11-01 through 2025-11-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: TEWKSBURY, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 53
  • Total persons involved: 122
  • Total vehicles involved: 104

Analytical Methodology

  • Severity classification: Uses the KABCO injury scale (K=Fatal, A=Incapacitating injury, B=Non-incapacitating injury, C=Possible injury, O=No injury/property damage only), the standard classification in U.S. Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC). Severity is assigned per crash event based on the most severe injury in that crash. A single fatal crash (K) may involve multiple fatalities; therefore the "Persons Killed" count in the headline KPIs may differ from the "Fatal" crash count in the severity breakdown.
  • Contributing factors: Reflect the officer-determined primary contributory cause recorded at the time of the crash report. These are preliminary determinations and may not reflect final investigation findings.
  • Hit-and-run classification: Based on the hit-and-run indicator field in the official crash report, as determined by the responding officer at the scene.
  • Temporal analysis: Day-of-week and hour-of-day distributions are computed from the crash date/time timestamp in each record.
  • Demographics: Age and sex distributions are drawn from person-level records linked to each crash event. A single crash may involve multiple persons.
  • Vehicle data: Make information is drawn from vehicle unit records linked to each crash event.
  • AI commentary: Narrative sections are generated by Google Gemini (large language model) based on the structured data. Commentary is descriptive, not predictive, and should not be interpreted as expert opinion.

Limitations & Disclaimers

  • Only crashes reported to and documented by law enforcement are included. Minor incidents, unreported crashes, and near-misses are not captured in this dataset.
  • Data reflects conditions at the time of the initial police report and may be subject to subsequent corrections, reclassifications, or supplements by the reporting agency.
  • Open data portal records may experience a publication lag - recently occurring crashes may not yet appear in the dataset at the time of report generation.
  • AI-generated commentary is produced by a large language model and is intended to highlight patterns in the data. It does not constitute legal, medical, or professional analysis.
  • Percentages are calculated from reported data and are subject to rounding.

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Data License

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Suggested Citation

ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "TEWKSBURY, MA Crash Intelligence Report: November 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-11-01 to 2025-11-30. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/tewksbury/november-2025-report

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