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Cotswold road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 144 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 2020, and 195 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2019 (161), and casualties fell from 235.

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

Collisions in 2020
144
Down 11% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
195
Down 17% on 2019
Fatal collisions
10
6.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 2020

6.9% of collisions in Cotswold in 2020 were fatal and 35% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal106.9%
  • Serious5035%
  • Slight8458%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal105.1%
  • Serious6131%
  • Slight12464%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 2020 is highlighted, with 144, down 11% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 144
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (13%)
  • Tuesday22 (15%)
  • Wednesday25 (17%)
  • Thursday15 (10%)
  • Friday19 (13%)
  • Saturday26 (18%)
  • Sunday18 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (6.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (9%)
  • February15 (10%)
  • March14 (9.7%)
  • April7 (4.9%)
  • May11 (7.6%)
  • June9 (6.3%)
  • July16 (11%)
  • August21 (15%)
  • September15 (10%)
  • October8 (5.6%)
  • November6 (4.2%)
  • December9 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight111 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds112 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry105 (73%)
  • Wet or damp35 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (4.9%)
  • 30 mph34 (24%)
  • 40 mph5 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph15 (10%)
  • 60 mph73 (51%)
  • 70 mph10 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout8 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant128 (66%)
  • Cyclist29 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian12 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2017 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2519 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3534 (17%)
  • 36 to 4526 (13%)
  • 46 to 5527 (14%)
  • 56 to 6528 (14%)
  • 66 to 7514 (7.2%)
  • Over 7517 (8.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider148 (76%)
  • Passenger35 (18%)
  • Pedestrian12 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car189 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (11%)
  • Motorcycle21 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.1%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 2020.

Collisions
238th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Cotswold in 2020

St Michael's, Cotswold, GL7 1EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cotswold in 2020, with 12 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 2020

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 2020: 22, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA429222327
2ndA417142013
3rdA40131524
4thA419111805
5thA42481504
6thA43671121
7thB40353501
8thB40813500
9thB44253602
10thA4332200
11thA4352200
12thB46322402
13thA3611501
14thA41351100
15thA441100
16thB40141100
17thB44791101

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 2020

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 2020: 17.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 2020

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 2020: 57.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 2020, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years