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Cotswold road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 396 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 1984, and 602 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1983 (358), and casualties rose from 510.

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

Collisions in 1984
396
Up 11% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
602
Up 18% on 1983
Fatal collisions
11
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 1984

2.8% of collisions in Cotswold in 1984 were fatal and 40% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.8%
  • Serious15740%
  • Slight22858%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious20935%
  • Slight37963%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 1984 is highlighted, with 396, up 11% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (9.6%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (11%)
  • Thursday73 (18%)
  • Friday61 (15%)
  • Saturday67 (17%)
  • Sunday57 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.1%)
  • February28 (7.1%)
  • March25 (6.3%)
  • April22 (5.6%)
  • May32 (8.1%)
  • June34 (8.6%)
  • July32 (8.1%)
  • August38 (9.6%)
  • September33 (8.3%)
  • October36 (9.1%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December45 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (10%)
  • Fog or mist19 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (60%)
  • Wet or damp131 (33%)
  • Frost or ice28 (7.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph85 (21%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph284 (72%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout12 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant392 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (18%)
  • Pedestrian32 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20181 (30%)
  • 21 to 2594 (16%)
  • 26 to 3574 (12%)
  • 36 to 4573 (12%)
  • 46 to 5533 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.8%)
  • Over 7523 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider378 (63%)
  • Passenger192 (32%)
  • Pedestrian32 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car486 (68%)
  • Motorcycle103 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 1984.

Collisions
257th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
180th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 1984

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 1984: 54, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4295482221
2ndA4174362216
3rdA403247111
4thA4332847110
5thA419233929
6thA46162716
7thA436152107
8thA435112107
9thA44111806
10thB401481102
11thA4245901
12thB40774911
13thB40353702
14thB40813501
15thA3612402
16thB406821001
17thA381101
18thA41351101
19thB40701100
20thB44501101

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 1984

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 1984: 50.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 1984

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 1984: 172.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 1984, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1984.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years