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Cotswold road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 142 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 2015, and 223 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2014 (156), and casualties fell from 253.

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

Collisions in 2015
142
Down 9% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
223
Down 12% on 2014
Fatal collisions
9
6.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 2015

6.3% of collisions in Cotswold in 2015 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal96.3%
  • Serious4834%
  • Slight8560%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal114.9%
  • Serious6228%
  • Slight15067%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 2015 is highlighted, with 142, down 9% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (17%)
  • Tuesday14 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday16 (11%)
  • Thursday23 (16%)
  • Friday27 (19%)
  • Saturday18 (13%)
  • Sunday20 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.7%)
  • February10 (7%)
  • March8 (5.6%)
  • April14 (9.9%)
  • May17 (12%)
  • June10 (7%)
  • July17 (12%)
  • August10 (7%)
  • September15 (11%)
  • October15 (11%)
  • November7 (4.9%)
  • December8 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (84%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (6.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds112 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry96 (68%)
  • Wet or damp43 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph31 (22%)
  • 40 mph10 (7%)
  • 50 mph12 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph81 (57%)
  • 70 mph7 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway126 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout5 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant153 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (11%)
  • Pedestrian19 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist7 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2020 (9%)
  • 21 to 2524 (11%)
  • 26 to 3530 (13%)
  • 36 to 4536 (16%)
  • 46 to 5534 (15%)
  • 56 to 6524 (11%)
  • 66 to 7523 (10%)
  • Over 7520 (9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (66%)
  • Passenger57 (26%)
  • Pedestrian19 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car207 (79%)
  • Motorcycle22 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 316 of them in 2015.

Collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cotswold in 2015

St Michael's, Cotswold, GL7 1EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cotswold in 2015, with 8 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 2015

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 2015: 20, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA429203137
2ndA417142404
3rdA40122515
4thA433111515
5thA419101203
6thA43692012
7thA445712
8thA3614400
9thA4354401
10thB40774802
11thB46324511
12thA41353810
13thB40682400
14thB44252400
15thA4241101
16thB40351100
17thB44501100

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 2015

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 2015: 10.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 2015

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 2015: 56.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 2015, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years