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Cotswold road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 1980, and 565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1979 (372), and casualties rose from 526.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,812 collisions in Cotswold.

Collisions in 1980
384
Up 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
565
Up 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
18
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 1980

4.7% of collisions in Cotswold in 1980 were fatal and 42% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal184.7%
  • Serious16242%
  • Slight20453%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal193.4%
  • Serious21839%
  • Slight32858%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 1980 is highlighted, with 384, up 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (11%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday65 (17%)
  • Saturday60 (16%)
  • Sunday60 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.6%)
  • February20 (5.2%)
  • March28 (7.3%)
  • April29 (7.6%)
  • May42 (11%)
  • June32 (8.3%)
  • July35 (9.1%)
  • August35 (9.1%)
  • September38 (9.9%)
  • October35 (9.1%)
  • November23 (6%)
  • December38 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (67%)
  • Wet or damp107 (28%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph77 (20%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph208 (54%)
  • 70 mph78 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway325 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (12%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (21%)
  • Van occupant35 (6.2%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6%)
  • Cyclist18 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20160 (28%)
  • 21 to 2577 (14%)
  • 26 to 3590 (16%)
  • 36 to 4552 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6557 (10%)
  • 66 to 7539 (6.9%)
  • Over 7510 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (65%)
  • Passenger162 (29%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car434 (64%)
  • Motorcycle116 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Cotswold

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cotswold ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 1980.

Collisions
263rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 1980

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 1980: 44, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4294464214
2ndA4174273316
3rdA433223529
4thA436203217
5thA401727111
6thA419142216
7thA435141736
8thA46112504
9thA424101906
10thA446802
11thB44795502
12thB40774500
13thA3613302
14thB40353602
15thB40813301
16thB40142201
17thB40682201
18thB44502301
19thA40191200
20thA4111100

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 1980

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 1980: 39.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 1980

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 1980: 151.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 1980, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1980.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years