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Cotswold road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 331 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 1991, and 504 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1990 (359), and casualties fell from 550.

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

Collisions in 1991
331
Down 8% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
504
Down 8% on 1990
Fatal collisions
15
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 1991

4.5% of collisions in Cotswold in 1991 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal154.5%
  • Serious6921%
  • Slight24775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.6%
  • Serious9619%
  • Slight39077%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 1991 is highlighted, with 331, down 8% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (13%)
  • Wednesday35 (11%)
  • Thursday41 (12%)
  • Friday61 (18%)
  • Saturday59 (18%)
  • Sunday43 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (10%)
  • February20 (6%)
  • March27 (8.2%)
  • April23 (6.9%)
  • May15 (4.5%)
  • June30 (9.1%)
  • July34 (10%)
  • August35 (11%)
  • September19 (5.7%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December21 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (5.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (60%)
  • Wet or damp100 (30%)
  • Frost or ice29 (8.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph62 (19%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph242 (73%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway308 (93%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant400 (79%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2097 (19%)
  • 21 to 2574 (15%)
  • 26 to 3591 (18%)
  • 36 to 4580 (16%)
  • 46 to 5549 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5%)
  • Over 7522 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider329 (65%)
  • Passenger148 (29%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car499 (80%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.2%)
  • Minibus9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 1991.

Collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
245th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 1991

The A417 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 1991: 54, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA417548818
2ndA4295276211
3rdA419264425
4thA40234535
5thA435183336
6thA433121403
7thA43691403
8thA4471402
9thB46327802
10thA42451100
11thB40144501
12thA463300
13thB40353403
14thB40703501
15thB44253300
16thA41352200
17thB40812501
18thA3611100
19thA41731200
20thB40581100

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 1991

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 1991: 36.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 1991

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 1991: 154.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 1991, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years