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Cotswold road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 358 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 1983, and 510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1982 (352), and casualties fell from 552.

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

Collisions in 1983
358
Up 2% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
510
Down 8% on 1982
Fatal collisions
17
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 1983

4.7% of collisions in Cotswold in 1983 were fatal and 38% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal174.7%
  • Serious13638%
  • Slight20557%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.5%
  • Serious17835%
  • Slight31462%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 1983 is highlighted, with 358, up 2% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday41 (11%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (16%)
  • Sunday52 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (10%)
  • February27 (7.5%)
  • March21 (5.9%)
  • April29 (8.1%)
  • May34 (9.5%)
  • June29 (8.1%)
  • July37 (10%)
  • August28 (7.8%)
  • September30 (8.4%)
  • October25 (7%)
  • November29 (8.1%)
  • December32 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting94 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds294 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (7.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (65%)
  • Wet or damp101 (28%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.2%)
  • Snow8 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph92 (26%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph247 (69%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)
  • Roundabout7 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant307 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (20%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20151 (30%)
  • 21 to 2576 (15%)
  • 26 to 3571 (14%)
  • 36 to 4556 (11%)
  • 46 to 5529 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.3%)
  • Over 7515 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider320 (63%)
  • Passenger158 (31%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car416 (65%)
  • Motorcycle97 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 270 of them in 1983.

Collisions
271st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
186th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 1983

The A417 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 1983: 49, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4174964221
2ndA429355738
3rdA40264928
4thA433253219
5thA4192330014
6thA436182918
7thA4691524
8thA4481213
9thB403581204
10thA4247904
11thA43571111
12thA3614702
13thB40144500
14thB40774501
15thB40814501
16thA41353301
17thB44793401
18thB44502200
19thB40681101

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 1983

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 1983: 44.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 1983

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 1983: 154.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 1983, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1983.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years