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GL54 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,174 road traffic collisions in the GL54 postcode district, Cotswold, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,519 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 191 were fatal and 1,161 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 71 collisions, up 6% on 2024 (67).

Collisions since 1979
4,174
827th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,519
1.56 per collision
Fatal collisions
191
226 people killed
Serious collisions
1,161
1,569 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
71
Up 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
116
Up 26% on 2024

Road collision statistics for GL54

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1914.6%
  • Serious1,16128%
  • Slight2,82268%

What the data shows

  • GL54 had 554 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 18% fewer than the 672 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 32% of collisions in GL54 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 461 children under 16 were killed or injured in GL54, 7.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in GL54.

Where GL54 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
827th
Most casualties
582nd
Most fatal collisions
21st
Most serious collisions
233rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday534 (13%)
  • Tuesday529 (13%)
  • Wednesday583 (14%)
  • Thursday584 (14%)
  • Friday663 (16%)
  • Saturday656 (16%)
  • Sunday625 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,152 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting820 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit162 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,923 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout91 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph628 (15%)
  • 40 mph145 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph238 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph3,076 (74%)
  • 70 mph79 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,251 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds480 (11%)
  • Fog or mist106 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds95 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds85 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds41 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (0.3%)
  • Other68 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded35 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,927 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist582 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian330 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant231 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist159 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)117 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant93 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant32 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

GL54 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in GL54, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in GL54 peaked at 133 in 1984; 2025 had 71.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202571116
20246792
20236598
202270124
20215085
20204856
20195071
20182849
20175274
20165380
20154587
201459102
20135693
20126592
201168111
201081131
20095883
200877111
200773105
200690126
2005108173
2004106164
2003103153
200294139
2001109159
2000106165
1999123197
1998118178
1997107163
1996105169
199599161
1994112205
1993115181
1992110172
199188139
199092139
1989109168
1988124186
1987108165
1986120199
1985118212
1984133203
1983105159
1982106162
1981110191
1980109160
1979111171

Map of recent crashes in GL54

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in GL54

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in GL54

The 24 most recent collisions in GL54 happened between 10 August and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in GL54

The A40 has the most collisions in GL54, 904 of 4,174 (22%), followed by the A429 (883).

Collisions in GL54 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA409041,53063237
2ndA4298831,40945213
3rdA43649784219161
4thB40772804671673
5thB4632154210543
6thA424126190742
7thB4068116189235
8thB40788097129
9thA465785425
10thB4425335514
11thA4382435210
12thB4450182105
13thA4333301

Council areas covering GL54

Collisions in GL54 were recorded in 3 council areas. Cotswold has 3,413 of 4,174 (82%).

Collisions in GL54 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCotswold3,4135,443161928
2ndTewkesbury67593227208
3rdCheltenham86144325

Towns in GL54

Collisions in GL54 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Stow-on-the-Wold (190) and Bourton-on-the-Water (170).