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Cotswold road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 258 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 2008, and 367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2007 (245), and casualties rose from 347.

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

Collisions in 2008
258
Up 5% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
367
Up 6% on 2007
Fatal collisions
12
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 2008

4.7% of collisions in Cotswold in 2008 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124.7%
  • Serious4116%
  • Slight20579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal195.2%
  • Serious4913%
  • Slight29981%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 2008 is highlighted, with 258, up 5% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (17%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday33 (13%)
  • Friday41 (16%)
  • Saturday29 (11%)
  • Sunday39 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.7%)
  • February23 (8.9%)
  • March20 (7.8%)
  • April18 (7%)
  • May23 (8.9%)
  • June17 (6.6%)
  • July28 (11%)
  • August24 (9.3%)
  • September19 (7.4%)
  • October21 (8.1%)
  • November15 (5.8%)
  • December25 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds211 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (72%)
  • Wet or damp64 (25%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph70 (27%)
  • 40 mph42 (16%)
  • 50 mph46 (18%)
  • 60 mph97 (38%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (90%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist11 (3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2061 (17%)
  • 21 to 2541 (11%)
  • 26 to 3548 (13%)
  • 36 to 4572 (20%)
  • 46 to 5551 (14%)
  • 56 to 6540 (11%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.4%)
  • Over 7514 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider257 (70%)
  • Passenger86 (23%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (80%)
  • Motorcycle39 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 2008.

Collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cotswold in 2008

St Michael's, Cotswold, GL7 1EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cotswold in 2008, with 19 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 2008

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 2008: 44, including 5 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA429447154
2ndA417223221
3rdA40161802
4thA433141914
5thA436141903
6thA419111501
7thA435101202
8thA41357900
9thA42471102
10thB40146801
11thB40356601
12thA465502
13thA444600
14thB46323411
15thA3612201
16thB40682800
17thB40772201
18thB44252200
19thB44792300
20thB46962200

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 2008

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 2008: 23.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 2008

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 2008: 98.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 2008, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years