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Cotswold road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 374 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 1992, and 556 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1991 (331), and casualties rose from 504.

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

Collisions in 1992
374
Up 13% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
556
Up 10% on 1991
Fatal collisions
11
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 1992

2.9% of collisions in Cotswold in 1992 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious7219%
  • Slight29178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.5%
  • Serious9617%
  • Slight44680%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 1992 is highlighted, with 374, up 13% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (16%)
  • Tuesday44 (12%)
  • Wednesday62 (17%)
  • Thursday50 (13%)
  • Friday54 (14%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday54 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8%)
  • February17 (4.5%)
  • March23 (6.1%)
  • April38 (10%)
  • May26 (7%)
  • June36 (9.6%)
  • July29 (7.8%)
  • August41 (11%)
  • September36 (9.6%)
  • October20 (5.3%)
  • November47 (13%)
  • December31 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (5.3%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (61%)
  • Wet or damp126 (34%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph65 (17%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph281 (75%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (89%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant422 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2080 (14%)
  • 21 to 2575 (13%)
  • 26 to 35129 (23%)
  • 36 to 4578 (14%)
  • 46 to 5556 (10%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.9%)
  • Over 7519 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (65%)
  • Passenger167 (30%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car551 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle41 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in Cotswold

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cotswold ranked among 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 253 of them in 1992.

Collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
235th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 1992

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 1992: 45, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA429456838
2ndA417436825
3rdA404268213
4thA419233413
5thA436183106
6thA435162604
7thA433152303
8thA44121400
9thB44257910
10thB46327802
11thA4245803
12thA465700
13thB40144701
14thB40774700
15thA3613400
16thB40353701
17thA41352401
18thB40682301
19thB40702200
20thB40812300

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 1992

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 1992: 40.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 1992

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 1992: 159.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 1992, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1992.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years