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Cotswold road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 161 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 2021, and 249 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2020 (144), and casualties rose from 195.

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

Collisions in 2021
161
Up 12% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
249
Up 28% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 2021

3.1% of collisions in Cotswold in 2021 were fatal and 40% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.1%
  • Serious6540%
  • Slight9157%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious8133%
  • Slight16365%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 2021 is highlighted, with 161, up 12% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday26 (16%)
  • Wednesday18 (11%)
  • Thursday22 (14%)
  • Friday30 (19%)
  • Saturday27 (17%)
  • Sunday22 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (6.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (2.5%)
  • February10 (6.2%)
  • March17 (11%)
  • April14 (8.7%)
  • May10 (6.2%)
  • June19 (12%)
  • July24 (15%)
  • August14 (8.7%)
  • September17 (11%)
  • October11 (6.8%)
  • November14 (8.7%)
  • December7 (4.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds139 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other5 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (78%)
  • Wet or damp29 (18%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.9%)
  • Snow3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph28 (17%)
  • 40 mph9 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph20 (12%)
  • 60 mph95 (59%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway147 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (5%)
  • Roundabout5 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant173 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (11%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2032 (13%)
  • 21 to 2524 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3538 (15%)
  • 36 to 4527 (11%)
  • 46 to 5539 (16%)
  • 56 to 6532 (13%)
  • 66 to 7520 (8%)
  • Over 7516 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider153 (61%)
  • Passenger79 (32%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car221 (73%)
  • Motorcycle28 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 2021.

Collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Cotswold in 2021

Moreton West, Cotswold, GL56 0LD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cotswold in 2021, with 7 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 2021

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 2021: 31, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4293140115
2ndA436163107
3rdA40112706
4thA433101623
5thA41781104
6thA41981305
7thA445903
8thB46323311
9thB46963411
10thA41352200
11thA4352300
12thA462702
13thB40352400
14thB40682301
15thB40702200
16thB44252300
17thA4241101
18thB40141200
19thB40581100
20thB40771100

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 2021

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 2021: 11.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 2021

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 2021: 51.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 2021, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years