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Cotswold road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 417 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 1986, and 624 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1985 (389), and casualties rose from 605.

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

Collisions in 1986
417
Up 7% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
624
Up 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
14
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 1986

3.4% of collisions in Cotswold in 1986 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.4%
  • Serious13332%
  • Slight27065%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.7%
  • Serious17228%
  • Slight43570%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 1986 is highlighted, with 417, up 7% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (12%)
  • Wednesday48 (12%)
  • Thursday51 (12%)
  • Friday80 (19%)
  • Saturday73 (18%)
  • Sunday59 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.9%)
  • February20 (4.8%)
  • March25 (6%)
  • April32 (7.7%)
  • May34 (8.2%)
  • June30 (7.2%)
  • July33 (7.9%)
  • August43 (10%)
  • September49 (12%)
  • October54 (13%)
  • November37 (8.9%)
  • December23 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds322 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (4.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry257 (62%)
  • Wet or damp133 (32%)
  • Frost or ice21 (5%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph76 (18%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph315 (76%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant435 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (12%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.4%)
  • Pedestrian32 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20128 (21%)
  • 21 to 25106 (17%)
  • 26 to 35127 (20%)
  • 36 to 4570 (11%)
  • 46 to 5561 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.3%)
  • Over 7522 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (61%)
  • Passenger213 (34%)
  • Pedestrian32 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car545 (71%)
  • Motorcycle76 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 1986.

Collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 1986

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 1986: 55, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4295579212
2ndA4175379115
3rdA403265510
4thA4333143015
5thA419203719
6thA436172929
7thA424142405
8thA46121413
9thA447902
10thA43561001
11thA3615501
12thA41355802
13thB40145602
14thB40815704
15thB40354401
16thB40773701
17thB44502401
18thB40681201

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 1986

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 1986: 33.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 1986

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 1986: 197.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 1986, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years