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Cotswold road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 162 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 2017, and 256 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2016 (168), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2017
162
Down 4% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
256
Level with 2016
Fatal collisions
8
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 2017

4.9% of collisions in Cotswold in 2017 were fatal and 36% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.9%
  • Serious5836%
  • Slight9659%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.5%
  • Serious7128%
  • Slight17669%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 2017 is highlighted, with 162, down 4% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (13%)
  • Tuesday27 (17%)
  • Wednesday20 (12%)
  • Thursday18 (11%)
  • Friday33 (20%)
  • Saturday24 (15%)
  • Sunday19 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.6%)
  • February11 (6.8%)
  • March12 (7.4%)
  • April12 (7.4%)
  • May15 (9.3%)
  • June20 (12%)
  • July16 (9.9%)
  • August9 (5.6%)
  • September20 (12%)
  • October10 (6.2%)
  • November19 (12%)
  • December9 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds141 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (72%)
  • Wet or damp42 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph35 (22%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph18 (11%)
  • 60 mph88 (54%)
  • 70 mph10 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant185 (72%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2015 (5.9%)
  • 21 to 2522 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3545 (18%)
  • 36 to 4529 (11%)
  • 46 to 5531 (12%)
  • 56 to 6535 (14%)
  • 66 to 7523 (9%)
  • Over 7521 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

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

Vehicles involved

  • Car243 (79%)
  • Motorcycle18 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 2017.

Collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cotswold in 2017

St Michael's, Cotswold, GL7 1EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cotswold in 2017, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 2017

The A417 and A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 2017, with 16 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA417163535
2ndA429162215
3rdA436121604
4thA40101711
5thA41991002
6thA4471703
7thA4355902
8thA4244702
9thA4334612
10thB40354702
11thA41353801
12thB44253301
13thA462201
14thB40142510
15thB40682201
16thB40702500
17thB40772401
18thB40812802
19thB44791100
20thB46321301

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 2017

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 2017: 20.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 2017

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 2017: 61.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 2017, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years