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Cotswold road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 2012, and 277 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2011 (227), and casualties fell from 334.

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

Collisions in 2012
194
Down 15% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
277
Down 17% on 2011
Fatal collisions
9
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 2012

4.6% of collisions in Cotswold in 2012 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal94.6%
  • Serious3216%
  • Slight15379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.2%
  • Serious4416%
  • Slight22481%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 2012 is highlighted, with 194, down 15% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (13%)
  • Tuesday30 (15%)
  • Wednesday33 (17%)
  • Thursday17 (8.8%)
  • Friday39 (20%)
  • Saturday26 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9.8%)
  • February18 (9.3%)
  • March17 (8.8%)
  • April13 (6.7%)
  • May17 (8.8%)
  • June15 (7.7%)
  • July18 (9.3%)
  • August16 (8.2%)
  • September15 (7.7%)
  • October20 (10%)
  • November18 (9.3%)
  • December8 (4.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight159 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (15%)
  • Fog or mist6 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (60%)
  • Wet or damp69 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph49 (25%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph19 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph107 (55%)
  • 70 mph10 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (4%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2026 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2533 (12%)
  • 26 to 3539 (14%)
  • 36 to 4542 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (17%)
  • 56 to 6537 (13%)
  • 66 to 7522 (7.9%)
  • Over 7517 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider204 (74%)
  • Passenger56 (20%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car305 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle24 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.4%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 297 of them in 2012.

Collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cotswold in 2012

St Michael's, Cotswold, GL7 1EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cotswold in 2012, with 14 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 2012

The A417 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 2012: 31, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA417315013
2ndA429222501
3rdA40172813
4thA433142003
5thA436121512
6thB407771421
7thA446703
8thA4355801
9thB40145702
10thB40354502
11thB40684502
12thB46964610
13thA4193610
14thA4243401
15thB46323301
16thA41352200
17thA3611200
18thA461100
19thB40811300
20thB44491100

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 2012

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 2012: 14.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 2012

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 2012: 76.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 2012, 3 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2012.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years