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Cotswold road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 375 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 1987, and 560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1986 (417), and casualties fell from 624.

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

Collisions in 1987
375
Down 10% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
560
Down 10% on 1986
Fatal collisions
20
5.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 1987

5.3% of collisions in Cotswold in 1987 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal205.3%
  • Serious10027%
  • Slight25568%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal203.6%
  • Serious14526%
  • Slight39571%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 1987 is highlighted, with 375, down 10% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (10%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday53 (14%)
  • Saturday70 (19%)
  • Sunday57 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.2%)
  • February22 (5.9%)
  • March24 (6.4%)
  • April36 (9.6%)
  • May29 (7.7%)
  • June32 (8.5%)
  • July32 (8.5%)
  • August40 (11%)
  • September29 (7.7%)
  • October38 (10%)
  • November41 (11%)
  • December25 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight275 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds271 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (17%)
  • Fog or mist20 (5.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (55%)
  • Wet or damp149 (40%)
  • Snow14 (3.7%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph82 (22%)
  • 40 mph15 (4%)
  • 60 mph274 (73%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.4%)
  • 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 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant388 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (13%)
  • Van occupant30 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.6%)
  • Pedestrian26 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20122 (22%)
  • 21 to 2589 (16%)
  • 26 to 35105 (19%)
  • 36 to 4571 (13%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.9%)
  • Over 7522 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider352 (63%)
  • Passenger182 (33%)
  • Pedestrian26 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car478 (70%)
  • Motorcycle70 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 1987.

Collisions
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 1987

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 1987: 53, including 5 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4295394512
2ndA4173766010
3rdA403454310
4thA419274123
5thA433182223
6thA435182613
7thA424111114
8thB403592012
9thA4681504
10thA43671210
11thA446603
12thB40146902
13thB40684512
14thB40814701
15thA41353312
16thA3611200
17thB40631100
18thB40771201
19thB44501201
20thB44791101

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 1987

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 1987: 42.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 1987

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 1987: 182.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 1987, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years