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Cotswold road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 401 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 1988, and 602 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1987 (375), and casualties rose from 560.

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

Collisions in 1988
401
Up 7% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
602
Up 8% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 1988

2.2% of collisions in Cotswold in 1988 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious13233%
  • Slight26065%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious17629%
  • Slight41669%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 1988 is highlighted, with 401, up 7% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday48 (12%)
  • Thursday57 (14%)
  • Friday81 (20%)
  • Saturday50 (12%)
  • Sunday55 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (10%)
  • February23 (5.7%)
  • March32 (8%)
  • April30 (7.5%)
  • May33 (8.2%)
  • June28 (7%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August23 (5.7%)
  • September29 (7.2%)
  • October50 (12%)
  • November35 (8.7%)
  • December36 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight267 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting99 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds333 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (60%)
  • Wet or damp147 (37%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph80 (20%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph288 (72%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant431 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (10%)
  • Van occupant28 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.5%)
  • Pedestrian25 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20133 (22%)
  • 21 to 2597 (16%)
  • 26 to 35110 (18%)
  • 36 to 4577 (13%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.7%)
  • Over 7529 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider390 (65%)
  • Passenger187 (31%)
  • Pedestrian25 (4.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car529 (72%)
  • Motorcycle61 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 250 of them in 1988.

Collisions
251st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
160th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 1988

The A417 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 1988: 56, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4175684218
2ndA4194078020
3rdA4294062112
4thA403757214
5thA4333051010
6thA436162808
7thA435121803
8thA44111922
9thA42481304
10thA41356905
11thB40356802
12thB406861004
13thA464601
14thB46324603
15thB40143501
16thB40582200
17thB40772300
18thB40812201
19thB40701100
20thM51101

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 1988

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 1988: 48.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 1988

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 1988: 205.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 1988, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years