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Cotswold road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 178 road traffic collisions in Cotswold in 2025, and 265 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2024 (205), and casualties fell from 302.

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

Collisions in 2025
178
Down 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
265
Down 12% on 2024
Fatal collisions
7
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Cotswold in 2025

3.9% of collisions in Cotswold in 2025 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3.9% and 25% in Cotswold from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.9%
  • Serious6034%
  • Slight11162%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83%
  • Serious7227%
  • Slight18570%

Cotswold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cotswold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 417 in 1986. 2025 is highlighted, with 178, down 13% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (13%)
  • Tuesday23 (13%)
  • Wednesday29 (16%)
  • Thursday28 (16%)
  • Friday25 (14%)
  • Saturday31 (17%)
  • Sunday18 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.7%)
  • February10 (5.6%)
  • March23 (13%)
  • April11 (6.2%)
  • May10 (5.6%)
  • June14 (7.9%)
  • July15 (8.4%)
  • August27 (15%)
  • September13 (7.3%)
  • October14 (7.9%)
  • November15 (8.4%)
  • December14 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds148 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (6.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (69%)
  • Wet or damp46 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (5.6%)
  • 30 mph18 (10%)
  • 40 mph14 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph30 (17%)
  • 60 mph101 (57%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cotswold in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant185 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant22 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (3%)
  • Cyclist5 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 155 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2031 (12%)
  • 21 to 2528 (11%)
  • 26 to 3532 (12%)
  • 36 to 4538 (14%)
  • 46 to 5533 (12%)
  • 56 to 6534 (13%)
  • 66 to 7524 (9.1%)
  • Over 7530 (11%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider182 (69%)
  • Passenger67 (25%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car222 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (13%)
  • Motorcycle26 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cotswold in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cotswold had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 2025.

Collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cotswold in 2025

St Michael's, Cotswold, GL7 1EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cotswold in 2025, with 14 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cotswold with the most crashes in 2025

The A429 had the most collisions in Cotswold in 2025: 37, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cotswold, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4293753112
2ndA436172004
3rdA417152613
4thA40111615
5thA41971313
6thA4246800
7thA4336804
8thB46326804
9thA4354602
10thB40684600
11thB407741302
12thA41353401
13thA443400
14thB40812302
15thB44502200
16thB46962201
17thB40581201
18thB44251210

Towns in Cotswold: crashes in 2025

Cirencester had the most collisions of any town in Cotswold in 2025: 15.

Postcode districts in Cotswold: crashes in 2025

GL54 and GL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cotswold in 2025, with 57 each.

Latest crashes in Cotswold in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Cotswold in 2025, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Cotswold road accidents in other years