Skip to main content
CrashStats

Cotswold road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 360 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 2003, and 551 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2002, and casualties rose from 510.

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

Collisions in 2003
360
Level with 2002
Casualties in 2003
551
Up 8% on 2002
Fatal collisions
10
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 2003

2.8% of collisions in Cotswold in 2003 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.8%
  • Serious5415%
  • Slight29682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious6412%
  • Slight47787%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 2003 is highlighted, with 360, level with 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (12%)
  • Wednesday48 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.3%)
  • February30 (8.3%)
  • March31 (8.6%)
  • April25 (6.9%)
  • May29 (8.1%)
  • June28 (7.8%)
  • July28 (7.8%)
  • August38 (11%)
  • September33 (9.2%)
  • October28 (7.8%)
  • November33 (9.2%)
  • December27 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (9.7%)
  • Fog or mist11 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (61%)
  • Wet or damp118 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)
  • Mud3 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph69 (19%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph27 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph227 (63%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (87%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.9%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant392 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (4.9%)
  • Pedestrian21 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist18 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2074 (13%)
  • 21 to 2564 (12%)
  • 26 to 35104 (19%)
  • 36 to 4598 (18%)
  • 46 to 5574 (13%)
  • 56 to 6552 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7533 (6%)
  • Over 7515 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider382 (69%)
  • Passenger148 (27%)
  • Pedestrian21 (3.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car533 (78%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2003.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cotswold in 2003

St Michael's, Cotswold, GL7 1EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cotswold in 2003, with 25 collisions.

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 2003

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 2003: 54, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA429548739
2ndA417426309
3rdA40305046
4thA433212601
5thA436212903
6thA419162113
7thA435151812
8thB442591000
9thB401481200
10thA4247804
11thA4471701
12thB403563610
13thB40776901
14thA41355801
15thA465800
16thB46325701
17thB40684701
18thB40814602
19thB44794600
20thB469621000

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 2003

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 2003: 34.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 2003

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 2003: 135.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 2003, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years