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Cotswold road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 222 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 2023, and 332 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 36% on 2022 (163), and casualties rose from 254.

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

Collisions in 2023
222
Up 36% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
332
Up 31% on 2022
Fatal collisions
6
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 2023

2.7% of collisions in Cotswold in 2023 were fatal and 36% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.7%
  • Serious8036%
  • Slight13661%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious9428%
  • Slight23270%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 2023 is highlighted, with 222, up 36% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (11%)
  • Tuesday24 (11%)
  • Wednesday34 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (12%)
  • Friday41 (18%)
  • Saturday40 (18%)
  • Sunday32 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.2%)
  • February23 (10%)
  • March16 (7.2%)
  • April13 (5.9%)
  • May26 (12%)
  • June19 (8.6%)
  • July26 (12%)
  • August19 (8.6%)
  • September20 (9%)
  • October14 (6.3%)
  • November13 (5.9%)
  • December17 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (6.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (63%)
  • Wet or damp75 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph33 (15%)
  • 40 mph22 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph28 (13%)
  • 60 mph132 (59%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (11%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.5%)
  • Pedestrian12 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2033 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2522 (6.6%)
  • 26 to 3561 (18%)
  • 36 to 4559 (18%)
  • 46 to 5542 (13%)
  • 56 to 6541 (12%)
  • 66 to 7528 (8.4%)
  • Over 7525 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (71%)
  • Passenger85 (26%)
  • Pedestrian12 (3.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car317 (75%)
  • Motorcycle37 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had the 163rd most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cotswold in 2023

St Michael's, Cotswold, GL7 1EF area and Watermoor, Cotswold, GL7 1PB area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Cotswold in 2023, with 7 collisions each.

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 2023

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 2023: 40, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4294053117
2ndA40183316
3rdA436152704
4thA417141916
5thA4339902
6thA4481204
7thA41971001
8thA4355502
9thB46965701
10thA4244902
11thB40354700
12thB40814513
13thB44254502
14thB46324502
15thA41353400
16thB40773501
17thA3611101
18thA461500
19thB40681200
20thB40701200

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 2023

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 2023: 14.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 2023

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 2023: 78.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 2023, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years