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Cotswold road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 161 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 2019, and 235 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2018 (138), and casualties rose from 210.

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

Collisions in 2019
161
Up 17% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
235
Up 12% on 2018
Fatal collisions
8
5% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
43% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 2019

5% of collisions in Cotswold in 2019 were fatal and 43% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal85%
  • Serious6943%
  • Slight8452%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.8%
  • Serious8134%
  • Slight14562%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 2019 is highlighted, with 161, up 17% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 161
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (17%)
  • Tuesday22 (14%)
  • Wednesday20 (12%)
  • Thursday19 (12%)
  • Friday25 (16%)
  • Saturday23 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (8.7%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (3.7%)
  • February13 (8.1%)
  • March14 (8.7%)
  • April16 (9.9%)
  • May9 (5.6%)
  • June15 (9.3%)
  • July16 (9.9%)
  • August21 (13%)
  • September14 (8.7%)
  • October9 (5.6%)
  • November16 (9.9%)
  • December12 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight126 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds127 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (68%)
  • Wet or damp46 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph36 (22%)
  • 40 mph11 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph23 (14%)
  • 60 mph81 (50%)
  • 70 mph5 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant167 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (11%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2012 (5.1%)
  • 21 to 2518 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 3549 (21%)
  • 36 to 4527 (11%)
  • 46 to 5537 (16%)
  • 56 to 6529 (12%)
  • 66 to 7524 (10%)
  • Over 7528 (12%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider173 (74%)
  • Passenger44 (19%)
  • Pedestrian18 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car240 (77%)
  • Motorcycle27 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 257 of them in 2019.

Collisions
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cotswold in 2019

St Michael's, Cotswold, GL7 1EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cotswold in 2019, with 10 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 2019

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 2019: 22, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA429223029
2ndA417111302
3rdA436112106
4thA4081211
5thA41971010
6thA43371305
7thA4471533
8thA4355503
9thB40353500
10thB40773602
11thB44253802
12thB44503402
13thA3612201
14thB40142201
15thB40682201
16thB40812310
17thB46962502
18thA41351201
19thA4241201
20thA461301

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 2019

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 2019: 18.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 2019

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 2019: 70.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 2019, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years