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Cotswold road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 156 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 2014, and 253 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2013 (186), and casualties fell from 274.

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

Collisions in 2014
156
Down 16% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
253
Down 8% on 2013
Fatal collisions
10
6.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 2014

6.4% of collisions in Cotswold in 2014 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal106.4%
  • Serious2919%
  • Slight11775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal104%
  • Serious3815%
  • Slight20581%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 2014 is highlighted, with 156, down 16% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (11%)
  • Tuesday27 (17%)
  • Wednesday23 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (22%)
  • Friday23 (15%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday13 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.7%)
  • February15 (9.6%)
  • March14 (9%)
  • April8 (5.1%)
  • May11 (7.1%)
  • June15 (9.6%)
  • July16 (10%)
  • August21 (13%)
  • September12 (7.7%)
  • October10 (6.4%)
  • November8 (5.1%)
  • December14 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (5.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry81 (52%)
  • Wet or damp69 (44%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph34 (22%)
  • 40 mph9 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph15 (9.6%)
  • 60 mph88 (56%)
  • 70 mph10 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway139 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout5 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant184 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (11%)
  • Pedestrian15 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist9 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.2%)
  • 16 to 2024 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2529 (11%)
  • 26 to 3543 (17%)
  • 36 to 4528 (11%)
  • 46 to 5547 (19%)
  • 56 to 6525 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (11%)
  • Over 7519 (7.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider177 (70%)
  • Passenger61 (24%)
  • Pedestrian15 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car236 (79%)
  • Motorcycle23 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 2014.

Collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cotswold in 2014

Ermin, Cotswold, GL4 8JY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cotswold in 2014, with 12 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 2014

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 2014: 24, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA429245123
2ndA417213223
3rdA433112222
4thA40102222
5thA4357903
6thA4196900
7thA4366801
8thA4245901
9thA444501
10thA3612200
11thA41352410
12thB40682300
13thB40702402
14thB44252301
15thB44792300
16thA461200
17thB40351100
18thB40811100
19thB46961100

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 2014

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 2014: 10.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 2014

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 2014: 54.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 2014, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years