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Cotswold road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 336 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 2000, and 501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1999 (401), and casualties fell from 593.

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

Collisions in 2000
336
Down 16% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
501
Down 16% on 1999
Fatal collisions
8
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 2000

2.4% of collisions in Cotswold in 2000 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious6820%
  • Slight26077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious8417%
  • Slight40881%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 2000 is highlighted, with 336, down 16% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday54 (16%)
  • Thursday42 (13%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (11%)
  • February21 (6.3%)
  • March7 (2.1%)
  • April31 (9.2%)
  • May30 (8.9%)
  • June28 (8.3%)
  • July33 (9.8%)
  • August26 (7.7%)
  • September23 (6.8%)
  • October35 (10%)
  • November28 (8.3%)
  • December38 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other11 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (54%)
  • Wet or damp135 (40%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)
  • Mud2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph102 (30%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (3%)
  • 60 mph198 (59%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway298 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant391 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist18 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2073 (15%)
  • 21 to 2569 (14%)
  • 26 to 35114 (23%)
  • 36 to 4575 (15%)
  • 46 to 5555 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.2%)
  • Over 7522 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (65%)
  • Passenger142 (28%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car507 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 2000.

Collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 2000

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 2000: 54, including 4 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4295488410
2ndA417335917
3rdA436264407
4thA40223706
5thA435193706
6thA433151701
7thA44142505
8thA419122022
9thA42481301
10thA41357801
11thB40357811
12thB44254501
13thB40143301
14thB40683602
15thB46963400
16thB40772202
17thB40812201
18thA3611400
19thB40581100
20thB44501100

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 2000

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 2000: 36.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 2000

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 2000: 121.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 2000, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years