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Cotswold road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 347 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 1981, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1980 (384), and casualties fell from 565.

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

Collisions in 1981
347
Down 10% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
529
Down 6% on 1980
Fatal collisions
20
5.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 1981

5.8% of collisions in Cotswold in 1981 were fatal and 40% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal205.8%
  • Serious13940%
  • Slight18854%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal264.9%
  • Serious18134%
  • Slight32261%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 1981 is highlighted, with 347, down 10% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday48 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday69 (20%)
  • Saturday53 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.3%)
  • February17 (4.9%)
  • March26 (7.5%)
  • April26 (7.5%)
  • May32 (9.2%)
  • June25 (7.2%)
  • July46 (13%)
  • August35 (10%)
  • September20 (5.8%)
  • October33 (9.5%)
  • November33 (9.5%)
  • December32 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (60%)
  • Wet or damp105 (30%)
  • Frost or ice18 (5.2%)
  • Snow14 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph74 (21%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph215 (62%)
  • 70 mph40 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant359 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (17%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20148 (28%)
  • 21 to 2585 (16%)
  • 26 to 3590 (17%)
  • 36 to 4541 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.3%)
  • Over 7513 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (59%)
  • Passenger188 (36%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car414 (67%)
  • Motorcycle93 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Cotswold

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cotswold ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 281 of them in 1981.

Collisions
282nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 1981

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 1981: 48, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4294879316
2ndA4174459322
3rdA4332539014
4thA419192934
5thA40172626
6thA436152525
7thA435142305
8thA46121607
9thA4248813
10thA4481703
11thB40144411
12thA3613501
13thA41353501
14thB40353811
15thB40683802
16thB40813311
17thA41511100
18thB40771401
19thB44791101

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 1981

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 1981: 22.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 1981

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 1981: 132.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 1981, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years