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Cotswold road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 163 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 2022, and 254 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2021 (161), and casualties rose from 249.

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

Collisions in 2022
163
Up 1% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
254
Up 2% on 2021
Fatal collisions
10
6.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 2022

6.1% of collisions in Cotswold in 2022 were fatal and 42% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal106.1%
  • Serious6842%
  • Slight8552%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal155.9%
  • Serious9839%
  • Slight14156%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 2022 is highlighted, with 163, up 1% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (13%)
  • Tuesday19 (12%)
  • Wednesday19 (12%)
  • Thursday31 (19%)
  • Friday26 (16%)
  • Saturday26 (16%)
  • Sunday21 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (9.2%)
  • February11 (6.7%)
  • March10 (6.1%)
  • April11 (6.7%)
  • May14 (8.6%)
  • June11 (6.7%)
  • July13 (8%)
  • August17 (10%)
  • September18 (11%)
  • October13 (8%)
  • November16 (9.8%)
  • December14 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight107 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (10%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (71%)
  • Wet or damp43 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (4.3%)
  • 30 mph30 (18%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph15 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph95 (58%)
  • 70 mph8 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway141 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.5%)
  • 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 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant191 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (11%)
  • Pedestrian13 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2019 (7.5%)
  • 21 to 2531 (12%)
  • 26 to 3544 (17%)
  • 36 to 4537 (15%)
  • 46 to 5534 (13%)
  • 56 to 6528 (11%)
  • 66 to 7528 (11%)
  • Over 7515 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider175 (69%)
  • Passenger66 (26%)
  • Pedestrian13 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car225 (73%)
  • Motorcycle29 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 2022.

Collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cotswold in 2022

Ermin, Cotswold, GL4 8JY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cotswold in 2022, with 8 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 2022

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 2022: 21, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4292129310
2ndA417183729
3rdA40142908
4thA436112016
5thA419101512
6thA43381003
7thB442551721
8thA4354403
9thA4243610
10thA443401
11thB40353301
12thB40683401
13thA41352201
14thB40702300
15thB40812201
16thB46322201
17thB46962201
18thA461100
19thB40141100

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 2022

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 2022: 9.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 2022

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 2022: 57.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 2022, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years