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Cotswold road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 186 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 2013, and 274 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2012 (194), and casualties fell from 277.

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

Collisions in 2013
186
Down 4% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
274
Down 1% on 2012
Fatal collisions
9
4.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 2013

4.8% of collisions in Cotswold in 2013 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal94.8%
  • Serious4524%
  • Slight13271%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal103.6%
  • Serious5219%
  • Slight21277%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 2013 is highlighted, with 186, down 4% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (16%)
  • Tuesday25 (13%)
  • Wednesday25 (13%)
  • Thursday25 (13%)
  • Friday27 (15%)
  • Saturday24 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.1%)
  • February10 (5.4%)
  • March9 (4.8%)
  • April17 (9.1%)
  • May12 (6.5%)
  • June16 (8.6%)
  • July17 (9.1%)
  • August21 (11%)
  • September17 (9.1%)
  • October12 (6.5%)
  • November20 (11%)
  • December20 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (5.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (69%)
  • Wet or damp48 (26%)
  • Snow4 (2.2%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph45 (24%)
  • 40 mph13 (7%)
  • 50 mph25 (13%)
  • 60 mph90 (48%)
  • 70 mph11 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (71%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.5%)
  • 16 to 2040 (15%)
  • 21 to 2540 (15%)
  • 26 to 3534 (12%)
  • 36 to 4543 (16%)
  • 46 to 5546 (17%)
  • 56 to 6528 (10%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.5%)
  • Over 7517 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (68%)
  • Passenger61 (22%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car277 (82%)
  • Motorcycle24 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 292 of them in 2013.

Collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cotswold in 2013

St Michael's, Cotswold, GL7 1EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cotswold in 2013, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 2013

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 2013: 30, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA429304727
2ndA417234126
3rdA40163302
4thA43381002
5thA43581022
6thA41961001
7thB44255722
8thB46325501
9thA4364500
10thB40774801
11thA4243502
12thA443502
13thB46963702
14thA3612201
15thB40142201
16thA41351100
17thA461101
18thB40351100
19thB40581301
20thB40681100

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 2013

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 2013: 19.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 2013

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 2013: 84.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 2013, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years