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Cotswold road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 1985, and 605 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1984 (396), and casualties rose from 602.

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

Collisions in 1985
389
Down 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
605
Level with 1984
Fatal collisions
14
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 1985

3.6% of collisions in Cotswold in 1985 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.6%
  • Serious12933%
  • Slight24663%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.8%
  • Serious18430%
  • Slight40467%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 1985 is highlighted, with 389, down 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (12%)
  • Tuesday53 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (16%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.7%)
  • February18 (4.6%)
  • March26 (6.7%)
  • April28 (7.2%)
  • May45 (12%)
  • June38 (9.8%)
  • July34 (8.7%)
  • August29 (7.5%)
  • September32 (8.2%)
  • October35 (9%)
  • November45 (12%)
  • December37 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight289 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (64%)
  • Wet or damp116 (30%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.4%)
  • Snow7 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph78 (20%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph292 (75%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (94%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.3%)
  • 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 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant397 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (14%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1547 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20142 (23%)
  • 21 to 2587 (14%)
  • 26 to 3598 (16%)
  • 36 to 4583 (14%)
  • 46 to 5529 (4.8%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.5%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider348 (58%)
  • Passenger219 (36%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car499 (71%)
  • Motorcycle81 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 1985.

Collisions
256th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
196th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 1985

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 1985: 48, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4294868315
2ndA4174562112
3rdA4193468412
4thA403361110
5thA4332844210
6thA44162304
7thA46102314
8thA43694104
9thA43581021
10thA4247802
11thB40354402
12thA41353302
13thB40813301
14thB40682300
15thA3611100
16thB40141100
17thB40581100
18thB40771100
19thB44491100
20thB44501100

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 1985

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 1985: 44.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 1985

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 1985: 169.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 1985, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1985.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years