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Cotswold road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 1990, and 550 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1989 (351), and casualties fell from 562.

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

Collisions in 1990
359
Up 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
550
Down 2% on 1989
Fatal collisions
17
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 1990

4.7% of collisions in Cotswold in 1990 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal174.7%
  • Serious8524%
  • Slight25772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.3%
  • Serious11220%
  • Slight42076%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 1990 is highlighted, with 359, up 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday72 (20%)
  • Saturday45 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.4%)
  • February29 (8.1%)
  • March30 (8.4%)
  • April30 (8.4%)
  • May31 (8.6%)
  • June22 (6.1%)
  • July38 (11%)
  • August26 (7.2%)
  • September33 (9.2%)
  • October27 (7.5%)
  • November28 (7.8%)
  • December35 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (67%)
  • Wet or damp102 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.5%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph84 (23%)
  • 40 mph18 (5%)
  • 60 mph245 (68%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant365 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (11%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant29 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist24 (4.4%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1515 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 20115 (21%)
  • 21 to 2587 (16%)
  • 26 to 3588 (16%)
  • 36 to 4570 (13%)
  • 46 to 5556 (10%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.6%)
  • Over 7527 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider343 (62%)
  • Passenger168 (31%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car500 (75%)
  • Motorcycle55 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 281 of them in 1990.

Collisions
282nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
235th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 1990

The A417 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 1990: 53, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4175381013
2ndA4293964115
3rdA40274025
4thA419234247
5thA435234119
6thA433162504
7thA436152816
8thA4471002
9thB442561110
10thA3615601
11thA4245610
12thA465901
13thB40355801
14thB40775721
15thB40704711
16thB46324600
17thA41352200
18thB40812300
19thB44792201
20thB40141100

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 1990

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 1990: 45.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 1990

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 1990: 172.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 1990, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years