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Cotswold road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 351 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 1989, and 562 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1988 (401), and casualties fell from 602.

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

Collisions in 1989
351
Down 12% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
562
Down 7% on 1988
Fatal collisions
19
5.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 1989

5.4% of collisions in Cotswold in 1989 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal195.4%
  • Serious8925%
  • Slight24369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal244.3%
  • Serious12322%
  • Slight41574%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 1989 is highlighted, with 351, down 12% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (12%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (12%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday53 (15%)
  • Sunday55 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8%)
  • February30 (8.5%)
  • March32 (9.1%)
  • April31 (8.8%)
  • May42 (12%)
  • June27 (7.7%)
  • July32 (9.1%)
  • August22 (6.3%)
  • September25 (7.1%)
  • October25 (7.1%)
  • November31 (8.8%)
  • December26 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry233 (66%)
  • Wet or damp103 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.3%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph69 (20%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph257 (73%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway330 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant402 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (10%)
  • Pedestrian36 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20117 (21%)
  • 21 to 2585 (15%)
  • 26 to 35110 (20%)
  • 36 to 4560 (11%)
  • 46 to 5550 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7540 (7.1%)
  • Over 7523 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (64%)
  • Passenger167 (30%)
  • Pedestrian36 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car519 (77%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 1989.

Collisions
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
237th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 1989

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 1989: 45, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4294570111
2ndA417386759
3rdA40305138
4thA433243318
5thA435182501
6thA436183908
7thA419173913
8thA44132413
9thB401471300
10thA42461021
11thB406861011
12thB46326602
13thA3615901
14thB40355702
15thA464703
16thB40704711
17thB40774610
18thB44253300
19thB40582300
20thB40812310

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 1989

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 1989: 29.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 1989

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 1989: 134.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 1989, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years