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Cotswold road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 356 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 2005, and 519 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2004 (359), and casualties fell from 521.

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

Collisions in 2005
356
Down 1% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
519
Level with 2004
Fatal collisions
11
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 2005

3.1% of collisions in Cotswold in 2005 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.1%
  • Serious349.6%
  • Slight31187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious377.1%
  • Slight47091%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 2005 is highlighted, with 356, down 1% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (10%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday59 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (15%)
  • Sunday49 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (12%)
  • February20 (5.6%)
  • March24 (6.7%)
  • April31 (8.7%)
  • May34 (9.6%)
  • June25 (7%)
  • July28 (7.9%)
  • August31 (8.7%)
  • September27 (7.6%)
  • October25 (7%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December28 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (60%)
  • Wet or damp124 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.4%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph93 (26%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph18 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph220 (62%)
  • 70 mph12 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant412 (79%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian25 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist15 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 157 (1.3%)
  • 16 to 20107 (21%)
  • 21 to 2576 (15%)
  • 26 to 3587 (17%)
  • 36 to 4581 (16%)
  • 46 to 5559 (11%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7531 (6%)
  • Over 7520 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (73%)
  • Passenger115 (22%)
  • Pedestrian25 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car534 (80%)
  • Motorcycle40 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cotswold ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 2005.

Collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cotswold in 2005

St Michael's, Cotswold, GL7 1EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cotswold in 2005, with 31 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 2005

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 2005: 49, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA429497004
2ndA40305323
3rdA417294211
4thA419253604
5thA436192412
6thA435182502
7thA433163201
8thB442581010
9thA4471401
10thA41356600
11thA4246901
12thB403561101
13thB40816801
14thB40685801
15thB40144700
16thB40774500
17thB46324502
18thB46964511
19thA462402
20thA3611100

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 2005

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 2005: 47.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 2005

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 2005: 158.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years