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Cotswold road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 1982, and 552 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1981 (347), and casualties rose from 529.

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

Collisions in 1982
352
Up 1% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
552
Up 4% on 1981
Fatal collisions
17
4.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
43% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 1982

4.8% of collisions in Cotswold in 1982 were fatal and 43% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal174.8%
  • Serious15243%
  • Slight18352%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal203.6%
  • Serious20537%
  • Slight32759%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 1982 is highlighted, with 352, up 1% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (11%)
  • Wednesday41 (12%)
  • Thursday43 (12%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (18%)
  • Sunday65 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (7.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (5.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.3%)
  • February24 (6.8%)
  • March27 (7.7%)
  • April24 (6.8%)
  • May38 (11%)
  • June24 (6.8%)
  • July35 (9.9%)
  • August33 (9.4%)
  • September31 (8.8%)
  • October28 (8%)
  • November30 (8.5%)
  • December36 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (63%)
  • Wet or damp102 (29%)
  • Frost or ice22 (6.3%)
  • Snow7 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph79 (22%)
  • 40 mph21 (6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph238 (68%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant345 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (16%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20150 (27%)
  • 21 to 2598 (18%)
  • 26 to 3584 (15%)
  • 36 to 4559 (11%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.2%)
  • Over 758 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (58%)
  • Passenger193 (35%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car420 (67%)
  • Motorcycle91 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 1982.

Collisions
283rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
97th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
176th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 1982

The A417 and A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 1982, with 45 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4174572319
2ndA4294570118
3rdA402546315
4thA433183016
5thA419163425
6thA44131914
7thA46111905
8thA435101612
9thA4366803
10thA41354502
11thA4244403
12thB40354503
13thA3613402
14thB40143400
15thB407731202
16thB40813612
17thB44792202
18thA381300
19thA40191100
20thB40601401

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 1982

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 1982: 39.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 1982

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 1982: 152.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 1982, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years