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Cotswold road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 365 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 1998, and 533 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1997 (368), and casualties fell from 555.

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

Collisions in 1998
365
Down 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
533
Down 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
17
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 1998

4.7% of collisions in Cotswold in 1998 were fatal and 12% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal174.7%
  • Serious4212%
  • Slight30684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal224.1%
  • Serious5611%
  • Slight45585%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 1998 is highlighted, with 365, down 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (10%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (17%)
  • Friday69 (19%)
  • Saturday53 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.3%)
  • February35 (9.6%)
  • March28 (7.7%)
  • April25 (6.8%)
  • May27 (7.4%)
  • June32 (8.8%)
  • July30 (8.2%)
  • August26 (7.1%)
  • September40 (11%)
  • October30 (8.2%)
  • November28 (7.7%)
  • December41 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight275 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (16%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (58%)
  • Wet or damp127 (35%)
  • Frost or ice22 (6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph66 (18%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph254 (70%)
  • 70 mph15 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway312 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant405 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (3%)
  • Cyclist15 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3%)
  • 16 to 2066 (12%)
  • 21 to 2568 (13%)
  • 26 to 35115 (22%)
  • 36 to 4570 (13%)
  • 46 to 5568 (13%)
  • 56 to 6550 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.6%)
  • Over 7520 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider366 (69%)
  • Passenger139 (26%)
  • Pedestrian28 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (79%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.2%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 1998.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 1998

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 1998: 65, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4296510436
2ndA417446626
3rdA436314423
4thA40233132
5thA433193811
6thA435182303
7thA419152421
8thA4247701
9thB442571000
10thA4661000
11thA445701
12thB40355701
13thB46324500
14thA41353401
15thB40683400
16thB40813301
17thB46963510
18thB40142300
19thB407721100
20thB44502301

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 1998

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 1998: 39.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 1998

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 1998: 148.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 1998, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years