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Cotswold road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 378 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 1996, and 580 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1995 (351), and casualties rose from 537.

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

Collisions in 1996
378
Up 8% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
580
Up 8% on 1995
Fatal collisions
13
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 1996

3.4% of collisions in Cotswold in 1996 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.4%
  • Serious6417%
  • Slight30180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal234%
  • Serious9316%
  • Slight46480%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 1996 is highlighted, with 378, up 8% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (16%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday60 (16%)
  • Saturday70 (19%)
  • Sunday36 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5%)
  • February35 (9.3%)
  • March25 (6.6%)
  • April24 (6.3%)
  • May37 (9.8%)
  • June29 (7.7%)
  • July34 (9%)
  • August26 (6.9%)
  • September40 (11%)
  • October35 (9.3%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December31 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds303 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other13 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (66%)
  • Wet or damp106 (28%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.5%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph75 (20%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph269 (71%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway348 (92%)
  • Roundabout19 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.9%)
  • 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 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant422 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian25 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2076 (13%)
  • 21 to 2572 (12%)
  • 26 to 35131 (23%)
  • 36 to 4581 (14%)
  • 46 to 5563 (11%)
  • 56 to 6552 (9%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.3%)
  • Over 7526 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (63%)
  • Passenger190 (33%)
  • Pedestrian25 (4.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car561 (77%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 1996.

Collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 1996

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 1996: 51, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA429517407
2ndA417447038
3rdA40305217
4thA419273716
5thA435244006
6thA433233843
7thA436193426
8thA44121502
9thA4691801
10thA42483610
11thB401481011
12thB40354501
13thB40813300
14thB44253500
15thB46323401
16thA3612201
17thA41352200
18thB40772200
19thB40681200
20thB44501100

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 1996

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 1996: 40.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 1996

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 1996: 164.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 1996, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1996.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years