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Cotswold road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 2006, and 433 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2005 (356), and casualties fell from 519.

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

Collisions in 2006
297
Down 17% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
433
Down 17% on 2005
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 2006

1.7% of collisions in Cotswold in 2006 were fatal and 14% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious4114%
  • Slight25185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious4911%
  • Slight37988%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 2006 is highlighted, with 297, down 17% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (11%)
  • Tuesday35 (12%)
  • Wednesday48 (16%)
  • Thursday36 (12%)
  • Friday59 (20%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday44 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.7%)
  • February39 (13%)
  • March17 (5.7%)
  • April19 (6.4%)
  • May22 (7.4%)
  • June20 (6.7%)
  • July22 (7.4%)
  • August28 (9.4%)
  • September24 (8.1%)
  • October31 (10%)
  • November26 (8.8%)
  • December29 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (9.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Other7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (62%)
  • Wet or damp102 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph88 (30%)
  • 40 mph24 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph20 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph153 (52%)
  • 70 mph12 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant349 (81%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian18 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (3%)
  • Cyclist11 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2071 (16%)
  • 21 to 2543 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3577 (18%)
  • 36 to 4577 (18%)
  • 46 to 5558 (13%)
  • 56 to 6536 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.1%)
  • Over 7513 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (70%)
  • Passenger114 (26%)
  • Pedestrian18 (4.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car454 (83%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 2006.

Collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cotswold in 2006

St Michael's, Cotswold, GL7 1EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cotswold in 2006, with 19 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 2006

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 2006: 45, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA429456326
2ndA417325706
3rdA419212411
4thA40183802
5thA436182504
6thA433131702
7thB40146710
8thA4355801
9thA445601
10thB40355802
11thB44255702
12thB40774501
13thA41353300
14thB40683500
15thA3612300
16thA4242200
17thA462300
18thB46962300
19thB40581100
20thB40701100

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 2006

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 2006: 32.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 2006

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 2006: 132.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 2006, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years