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Cotswold road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 2009
211
Down 18% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
327
Down 11% on 2008
Fatal collisions
9
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 2009

4.3% of collisions in Cotswold in 2009 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal94.3%
  • Serious3818%
  • Slight16478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal103.1%
  • Serious4815%
  • Slight26982%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 2009 is highlighted, with 211, down 18% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (10%)
  • Tuesday26 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (18%)
  • Thursday20 (9.5%)
  • Friday46 (22%)
  • Saturday31 (15%)
  • Sunday29 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.7%)
  • February14 (6.6%)
  • March15 (7.1%)
  • April16 (7.6%)
  • May23 (11%)
  • June18 (8.5%)
  • July31 (15%)
  • August17 (8.1%)
  • September11 (5.2%)
  • October16 (7.6%)
  • November25 (12%)
  • December13 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight165 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (55%)
  • Wet or damp83 (39%)
  • Frost or ice11 (5.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph54 (26%)
  • 40 mph28 (13%)
  • 50 mph39 (18%)
  • 60 mph85 (40%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (79%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.6%)
  • Pedestrian12 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2054 (17%)
  • 21 to 2533 (10%)
  • 26 to 3555 (17%)
  • 36 to 4563 (19%)
  • 46 to 5541 (13%)
  • 56 to 6531 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.7%)
  • Over 7517 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (68%)
  • Passenger94 (29%)
  • Pedestrian12 (3.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car327 (82%)
  • Motorcycle29 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 2009.

Collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 2009

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 2009: 34, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA429345016
2ndA417172402
3rdA433152113
4thA435152613
5thA40132206
6thA41981602
7thA43681001
8thB442571203
9thA446901
10thA413551211
11thB40774802
12thA4243510
13thB40683301
14thB46963700
15thB40142501
16thB40702200
17thB40812300
18thB44502200
19thB44792202
20thA3611101

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 2009, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years