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Cotswold road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 401 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 1999, and 593 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1998 (365), and casualties rose from 533.

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

Collisions in 1999
401
Up 10% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
593
Up 11% on 1998
Fatal collisions
10
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 1999

2.5% of collisions in Cotswold in 1999 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious6115%
  • Slight33082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious7212%
  • Slight50785%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 1999 is highlighted, with 401, up 10% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday46 (11%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (14%)
  • Friday79 (20%)
  • Saturday60 (15%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.5%)
  • February25 (6.2%)
  • March33 (8.2%)
  • April33 (8.2%)
  • May35 (8.7%)
  • June41 (10%)
  • July36 (9%)
  • August28 (7%)
  • September37 (9.2%)
  • October34 (8.5%)
  • November33 (8.2%)
  • December40 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight312 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (60%)
  • Wet or damp133 (33%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph86 (21%)
  • 40 mph28 (7%)
  • 50 mph12 (3%)
  • 60 mph258 (64%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout20 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant449 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (5.9%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2078 (13%)
  • 21 to 2570 (12%)
  • 26 to 35116 (20%)
  • 36 to 4596 (16%)
  • 46 to 5577 (13%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.2%)
  • Over 7528 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider374 (63%)
  • Passenger189 (32%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car604 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle33 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 1999.

Collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 1999

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 1999: 63, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA429639725
2ndA417375616
3rdA4362552010
4thA40223212
5thA433222606
6thA419203421
7thA435193213
8thA424152506
9thB442591102
10thB463271101
11thB40356900
12thA41355610
13thA445602
14thA464600
15thB40774910
16thB40683300
17thB40703700
18thB44793501
19thB46963400
20thA3612302

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 1999

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 1999: 40.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 1999

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 1999: 176.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years