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GL56 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,333 road traffic collisions in the GL56 postcode district, Cotswold, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,004 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 49 were fatal and 363 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 23 collisions, up from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,333
2,045th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,004
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
49
64 people killed
Serious collisions
363
469 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
23
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
28
Level with 2024

Road collision statistics for GL56

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal493.7%
  • Serious36327%
  • Slight92169%

What the data shows

  • GL56 had 167 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 15% fewer than the 196 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 31% of collisions in GL56 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 148 children under 16 were killed or injured in GL56, 7.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in GL56.

Where GL56 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,045th
Most casualties
2,000th
Most fatal collisions
1,220th
Most serious collisions
1,868th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday165 (12%)
  • Tuesday190 (14%)
  • Wednesday173 (13%)
  • Thursday179 (13%)
  • Friday245 (18%)
  • Saturday213 (16%)
  • Sunday168 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,007 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting235 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,286 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout15 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph304 (23%)
  • 40 mph20 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph67 (5%)
  • 60 mph900 (68%)
  • 70 mph34 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,065 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds143 (11%)
  • Fog or mist31 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,466 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist221 (11%)
  • Pedestrian115 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant63 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist61 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)37 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

GL56 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in GL56, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in GL56 peaked at 54 in 1985; 2025 had 23.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 23
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252328
20241428
20232437
20221418
20212024
20201524
20191216
20181420
20171322
20161822
20151112
20141724
20131524
20121517
20112537
20102434
20092941
20082242
20072132
20061727
20052540
20042941
20033959
20024559
20013852
20004157
19993653
19983042
19972943
19963983
19952847
19943043
19932340
19923447
19913269
19902945
19894574
19883249
19873746
19863661
19855477
19843954
19833963
19823650
19814767
19804260
19793654

Map of recent crashes in GL56

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in GL56

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in GL56

The 24 most recent collisions in GL56 happened between 14 December 2024 and 13 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in GL56

The A429 has the most collisions in GL56, 478 of 1,333 (36%), followed by the A44 (354).

Collisions in GL56 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42947872724132
2ndA443545401093
3rdA424106193425
4thA43689139221
5thB44794053213
6thB40353401

Council areas covering GL56

Collisions in GL56 were recorded in 5 council areas. Cotswold has 1,081 of 1,333 (81%).

Collisions in GL56 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCotswold1,0811,60441286
2ndStratford-on-Avon171270761
3rdWest Oxfordshire75124114
4thCheltenham3301
5thTewkesbury3301

Town in GL56

Of the 1,333 collisions in GL56, 254 (19%) were in Moreton-in-Marsh.