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Cotswold road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 2010, and 353 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2009 (211), and casualties rose from 327.

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

Collisions in 2010
241
Up 14% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
353
Up 8% on 2009
Fatal collisions
8
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 2010

3.3% of collisions in Cotswold in 2010 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.3%
  • Serious4117%
  • Slight19280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.8%
  • Serious4814%
  • Slight29584%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 2010 is highlighted, with 241, up 14% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (11%)
  • Tuesday23 (9.5%)
  • Wednesday43 (18%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday42 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.7%)
  • February17 (7.1%)
  • March20 (8.3%)
  • April21 (8.7%)
  • May17 (7.1%)
  • June32 (13%)
  • July25 (10%)
  • August17 (7.1%)
  • September17 (7.1%)
  • October15 (6.2%)
  • November22 (9.1%)
  • December17 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (63%)
  • Wet or damp62 (26%)
  • Frost or ice15 (6.2%)
  • Snow10 (4.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph74 (31%)
  • 40 mph14 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph29 (12%)
  • 60 mph111 (46%)
  • 70 mph13 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist18 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2051 (14%)
  • 21 to 2543 (12%)
  • 26 to 3539 (11%)
  • 36 to 4561 (17%)
  • 46 to 5558 (16%)
  • 56 to 6539 (11%)
  • 66 to 7527 (7.6%)
  • Over 7519 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (69%)
  • Passenger90 (25%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car348 (79%)
  • Motorcycle28 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 2010.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cotswold in 2010

St Michael's, Cotswold, GL7 1EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cotswold in 2010, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 2010

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 2010: 38, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA429386729
2ndA417344513
3rdA40203011
4thA436152513
5thA433132003
6thA419112013
7thA42461002
8thB44255801
9thB463251212
10thA4354502
11thB40774602
12thB44794501
13thA41352201
14thA442300
15thA462210
16thB40142200
17thB40682201
18thB44502200
19thA3611100
20thB40351100

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 2010

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 2010: 23.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 2010

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 2010: 94.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years