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Cotswold road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 2004, and 521 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2003 (360), and casualties fell from 551.

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

Collisions in 2004
359
Level with 2003
Casualties in 2004
521
Down 5% on 2003
Fatal collisions
12
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
8.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 2004

3.3% of collisions in Cotswold in 2004 were fatal and 8.6% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.3%
  • Serious318.6%
  • Slight31688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious438.3%
  • Slight46689%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 2004 is highlighted, with 359, level with 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday76 (21%)
  • Saturday51 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (11%)
  • February18 (5%)
  • March30 (8.4%)
  • April21 (5.8%)
  • May34 (9.5%)
  • June26 (7.2%)
  • July27 (7.5%)
  • August30 (8.4%)
  • September30 (8.4%)
  • October36 (10%)
  • November31 (8.6%)
  • December36 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (57%)
  • Wet or damp127 (35%)
  • Frost or ice18 (5%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph70 (19%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph31 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph219 (61%)
  • 70 mph29 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway308 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout18 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant420 (81%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian20 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.9%)
  • Cyclist8 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2076 (15%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 35110 (21%)
  • 36 to 4589 (17%)
  • 46 to 5567 (13%)
  • 56 to 6549 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.4%)
  • Over 7520 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (73%)
  • Passenger122 (23%)
  • Pedestrian20 (3.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car578 (85%)
  • Motorcycle35 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cotswold ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 238 of them in 2004.

Collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cotswold in 2004

St Michael's, Cotswold, GL7 1EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cotswold in 2004, with 24 collisions.

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 2004

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 2004: 53, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA429537936
2ndA417446815
3rdA40315031
4thA433203123
5thA435203202
6thA436203102
7thA419192803
8thB403571100
9thB44257900
10thA446700
11thA4244600
12thB40144501
13thB40774400
14thB46324700
15thA463900
16thB40683500
17thA3612200
18thB40702500
19thB40812301
20thB46962200

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 2004

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 2004: 36.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 2004

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 2004: 138.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 2004, 3 were fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years