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Cotswold road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 360 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 2002, and 510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2001 (376), and casualties fell from 549.

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

Collisions in 2002
360
Down 4% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
510
Down 7% on 2001
Fatal collisions
11
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 2002

3.1% of collisions in Cotswold in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.1%
  • Serious4613%
  • Slight30384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious6513%
  • Slight43485%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 2002 is highlighted, with 360, down 4% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday66 (18%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday45 (13%)
  • Saturday58 (16%)
  • Sunday50 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5%)
  • February32 (8.9%)
  • March26 (7.2%)
  • April36 (10%)
  • May33 (9.2%)
  • June27 (7.5%)
  • July32 (8.9%)
  • August30 (8.3%)
  • September32 (8.9%)
  • October31 (8.6%)
  • November34 (9.4%)
  • December29 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (13%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (59%)
  • Wet or damp131 (36%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph65 (18%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph18 (5%)
  • 60 mph239 (66%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (85%)
  • Roundabout27 (7.5%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant403 (79%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2073 (14%)
  • 21 to 2571 (14%)
  • 26 to 3597 (19%)
  • 36 to 4590 (18%)
  • 46 to 5559 (12%)
  • 56 to 6551 (10%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.1%)
  • Over 7513 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (74%)
  • Passenger105 (21%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car561 (83%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 2002.

Collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cotswold in 2002

St Michael's, Cotswold, GL7 1EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cotswold in 2002, with 22 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 2002

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 2002: 62, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA429628708
2ndA417395205
3rdA419264423
4thA40223634
5thA436223300
6thA44182512
7thA433172502
8thA435152210
9thA42471012
10thA467901
11thB40145600
12thB44255602
13thB463251003
14thB40354500
15thB40774601
16thB40813400
17thA41352301
18thB40682300
19thB40702310
20thB44792200

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 2002

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 2002: 30.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 2002

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 2002: 135.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 2002, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years