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Cotswold road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 368 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 1997, and 555 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1996 (378), and casualties fell from 580.

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

Collisions in 1997
368
Down 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
555
Down 4% on 1996
Fatal collisions
20
5.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 1997

5.4% of collisions in Cotswold in 1997 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal205.4%
  • Serious6518%
  • Slight28377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal213.8%
  • Serious8916%
  • Slight44580%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 1997 is highlighted, with 368, down 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (17%)
  • Thursday37 (10%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday64 (17%)
  • Sunday56 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.5%)
  • February28 (7.6%)
  • March23 (6.3%)
  • April28 (7.6%)
  • May31 (8.4%)
  • June22 (6%)
  • July47 (13%)
  • August40 (11%)
  • September29 (7.9%)
  • October27 (7.3%)
  • November36 (9.8%)
  • December33 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds272 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (14%)
  • Fog or mist11 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other13 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (62%)
  • Wet or damp124 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph78 (21%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph257 (70%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (92%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant435 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian26 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist22 (4%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4%)
  • 16 to 2084 (15%)
  • 21 to 2572 (13%)
  • 26 to 35109 (20%)
  • 36 to 4567 (12%)
  • 46 to 5572 (13%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.9%)
  • Over 7521 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider346 (62%)
  • Passenger183 (33%)
  • Pedestrian26 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car563 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle43 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 1997.

Collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 1997

The A417 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 1997: 56, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA417567829
2ndA429517348
3rdA403357410
4thA433213617
5thA435213504
6thA436214527
7thA419202903
8thA44111303
9thB442551011
10thA4244501
11thA464810
12thB40354911
13thB40814501
14thB40773510
15thB46323611
16thB40682200
17thA41351400
18thB40141101
19thB40701100

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 1997

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 1997: 38.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 1997

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 1997: 158.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 1997, 4 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years