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Cotswold road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 205 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 2024, and 302 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2023 (222), and casualties fell from 332.

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

Collisions in 2024
205
Down 8% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
302
Down 9% on 2023
Fatal collisions
7
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 2024

3.4% of collisions in Cotswold in 2024 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.4%
  • Serious4924%
  • Slight14973%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal103.3%
  • Serious6221%
  • Slight23076%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 2024 is highlighted, with 205, down 8% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (6.8%)
  • Tuesday25 (12%)
  • Wednesday26 (13%)
  • Thursday27 (13%)
  • Friday47 (23%)
  • Saturday38 (19%)
  • Sunday28 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (2.9%)
  • February10 (4.9%)
  • March15 (7.3%)
  • April19 (9.3%)
  • May15 (7.3%)
  • June22 (11%)
  • July24 (12%)
  • August30 (15%)
  • September18 (8.8%)
  • October24 (12%)
  • November11 (5.4%)
  • December11 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (76%)
  • Wet or damp48 (23%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph43 (21%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph21 (10%)
  • 60 mph119 (58%)
  • 70 mph10 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout4 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant225 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (12%)
  • Cyclist14 (4.6%)
  • Pedestrian13 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (2%)
  • 11 to 159 (3%)
  • 16 to 2032 (11%)
  • 21 to 2527 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3559 (20%)
  • 36 to 4543 (14%)
  • 46 to 5540 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (13%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.6%)
  • Over 7524 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider206 (68%)
  • Passenger83 (27%)
  • Pedestrian13 (4.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car287 (77%)
  • Motorcycle40 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cotswold ranked among 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 2024.

Collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
155th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cotswold in 2024

St Michael's, Cotswold, GL7 1EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cotswold in 2024, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 2024

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 2024: 21, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA429213004
2ndA417172602
3rdA436142112
4thA40121814
5thB4632111401
6thA41991202
7thA43381221
8thA43571202
9thB44256914
10thA3615603
11thB40685701
12thA4244700
13thA464802
14thA443402
15thB40353300
16thB40703411
17thB46963702
18thA41352700
19thB40142410
20thB40812201

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 2024

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 2024: 13.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 2024

GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 2024: 81.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 2024, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2024.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years