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Cotswold road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 168 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 2016, and 256 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2015 (142), and casualties rose from 223.

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

Collisions in 2016
168
Up 18% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
256
Up 15% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 2016

3.6% of collisions in Cotswold in 2016 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.6%
  • Serious4829%
  • Slight11468%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.7%
  • Serious5622%
  • Slight19375%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 2016 is highlighted, with 168, up 18% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (15%)
  • Tuesday18 (11%)
  • Wednesday24 (14%)
  • Thursday29 (17%)
  • Friday26 (15%)
  • Saturday29 (17%)
  • Sunday17 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (8.3%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.7%)
  • February18 (11%)
  • March7 (4.2%)
  • April14 (8.3%)
  • May17 (10%)
  • June11 (6.5%)
  • July13 (7.7%)
  • August15 (8.9%)
  • September20 (12%)
  • October16 (9.5%)
  • November14 (8.3%)
  • December10 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (5.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (8.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other6 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry119 (71%)
  • Wet or damp43 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph47 (28%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph23 (14%)
  • 60 mph81 (48%)
  • 70 mph10 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (6%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant176 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (11%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2031 (12%)
  • 21 to 2530 (12%)
  • 26 to 3544 (17%)
  • 36 to 4536 (14%)
  • 46 to 5536 (14%)
  • 56 to 6525 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6.3%)
  • Over 7524 (9.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider173 (68%)
  • Passenger64 (25%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car231 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (9%)
  • Motorcycle26 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 300 of them in 2016.

Collisions
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cotswold in 2016

St Michael's, Cotswold, GL7 1EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cotswold in 2016, with 12 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 2016

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 2016: 24, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA429243416
2ndA417193306
3rdA436162307
4thA40112113
5thB463291201
6thA43381603
7thA41354401
8thA4354600
9thA4441011
10thB40353400
11thB40773501
12thB44253602
13thA4192200
14thA4242200
15thB46962400
16thA3611101
17thB40141110
18thB40681101
19thB40701200
20thB44501100

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 2016

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 2016: 10.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 2016

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 2016: 60.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 2016, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years