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Cotswold road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13,812 road traffic collisions in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025, and 20,664 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 533 were fatal and 3,424 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 178 collisions, down 13% on 2024 (205), and casualties fell from 302 to 265.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
13,812
85th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
20,664
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
533
3.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
178
Down 13% on 2024

Crash severity in Cotswold

3.9% of collisions in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal5333.9%
  • Serious3,42425%
  • Slight9,85571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal6213%
  • Serious4,47622%
  • Slight15,56775%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. In 2025 there were 178, down 13% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025178265
2024205302
2023222332
2022163254
2021161249
2020144195
2019161235
2018138210
2017162256
2016168256
2015142223
2014156253
2013186274
2012194277
2011227334
2010241353
2009211327
2008258367
2007245347
2006297433
2005356519
2004359521
2003360551
2002360510
2001376549
2000336501
1999401593
1998365533
1997368555
1996378580
1995351537
1994362570
1993375556
1992374556
1991331504
1990359550
1989351562
1988401602
1987375560
1986417624
1985389605
1984396602
1983358510
1982352552
1981347529
1980384565
1979372526

When and where crashes happen in Cotswold

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,808 (13%)
  • Tuesday1,802 (13%)
  • Wednesday1,927 (14%)
  • Thursday1,915 (14%)
  • Friday2,356 (17%)
  • Saturday2,133 (15%)
  • Sunday1,871 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59499 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59239 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,725 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,298 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,645 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,250 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,958 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,198 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,049 (7.6%)
  • February964 (7%)
  • March1,007 (7.3%)
  • April1,046 (7.6%)
  • May1,202 (8.7%)
  • June1,107 (8%)
  • July1,308 (9.5%)
  • August1,256 (9.1%)
  • September1,178 (8.5%)
  • October1,217 (8.8%)
  • November1,258 (9.1%)
  • December1,220 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,389 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,381 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit867 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown128 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit47 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,798 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,602 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds304 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist294 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds265 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds125 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds47 (0.3%)
  • Other249 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded128 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry8,667 (63%)
  • Wet or damp4,360 (32%)
  • Frost or ice559 (4%)
  • Snow159 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep51 (0.4%)
  • Mud10 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph58 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph3,006 (22%)
  • 40 mph781 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph664 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph8,690 (63%)
  • 70 mph613 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway12,358 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway706 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout516 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road192 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded40 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Cotswold

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant15,019 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist2,157 (10%)
  • Pedestrian1,137 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist861 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant620 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)364 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant206 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant137 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant103 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5315 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 10491 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 15720 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 203,619 (18%)
  • 21 to 252,753 (13%)
  • 26 to 353,641 (18%)
  • 36 to 452,858 (14%)
  • 46 to 552,309 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,796 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 751,224 (5.9%)
  • Over 75908 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded30 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider13,590 (66%)
  • Passenger5,937 (29%)
  • Pedestrian1,137 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car19,515 (76%)
  • Motorcycle2,151 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,264 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,128 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle889 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle300 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach166 (0.6%)
  • Minibus112 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle62 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car48 (0.2%)
  • Other49 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Cotswold

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Cotswold

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cotswold ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had the 85th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
85th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
109th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 66th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
147th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
264thRother14,01319,9643453,310
265thChesterfield13,88218,4301792,114
266thDerbyshire Dales13,87220,7464133,162
267thCotswold (this area)13,81220,6645333,424
268thGedling13,78118,4102362,989
269thStroud13,74118,6183093,346
270thHart13,66118,6032863,041

Accident hotspots in Cotswold

St Michael's, Cotswold, GL7 1EF area is the busiest accident hotspot in Cotswold, with 354 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025: 1,968, including 92 fatal and 447 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4291,9682,98192447
2ndA4171,5782,40965364
3rdA401,0051,72075265
4thA4197791,24746184
5thA4337541,12835211
6thA4367201,18526196
7thA43554581720134
8thA443515451296
9thA4242684371376
10thA46212358966
11thB4035187326745
12thB44251612401134
13thB4632161225545
14thB4014153211627
15thB40771522811041
16thA4135145209633
17thB4068116189235
18thB4081103151634
19thA36187116026
20thB469666119416

Towns in Cotswold

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025: 1,370.

Postcode districts in Cotswold

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025: 5,745.

Latest crashes in Cotswold

Of the latest 24 crashes in Cotswold, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity