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Cotswold road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 376 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 2001, and 549 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2000 (336), and casualties rose from 501.

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

Collisions in 2001
376
Up 12% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
549
Up 10% on 2000
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 2001

2.1% of collisions in Cotswold in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious6216%
  • Slight30681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious7614%
  • Slight46585%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 2001 is highlighted, with 376, up 12% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (16%)
  • Tuesday39 (10%)
  • Wednesday68 (18%)
  • Thursday54 (14%)
  • Friday57 (15%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (9.6%)
  • February16 (4.3%)
  • March21 (5.6%)
  • April22 (5.9%)
  • May35 (9.3%)
  • June30 (8%)
  • July36 (9.6%)
  • August38 (10%)
  • September29 (7.7%)
  • October42 (11%)
  • November34 (9%)
  • December37 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (66%)
  • Wet or damp107 (28%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph92 (24%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph27 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph216 (57%)
  • 70 mph20 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout24 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant443 (81%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist24 (4.4%)
  • Pedestrian23 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2086 (16%)
  • 21 to 2575 (14%)
  • 26 to 3592 (17%)
  • 36 to 4592 (17%)
  • 46 to 5566 (12%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7533 (6%)
  • Over 7519 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider373 (68%)
  • Passenger153 (28%)
  • Pedestrian23 (4.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car583 (82%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Cotswold

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cotswold ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 2001.

Collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cotswold in 2001

St Michael's, Cotswold, GL7 1EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cotswold in 2001, with 27 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 2001

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 2001: 66, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4296696010
2ndA417477218
3rdA436243813
4thA40203224
5thA435203403
6thA419182612
7thA433183013
8thB4632111804
9thA42491600
10thA445701
11thA465602
12thB40145600
13thB40355811
14thB44255801
15thB40584601
16thB40774803
17thA41353300
18thB40683300
19thB40812410
20thB46962300

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 2001

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 2001: 43.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 2001

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 2001: 163.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 2001, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years