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B4070 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 434 collisions on the B4070 from 1979 to 2025, with 610 casualties. Of those crashes, 16 were fatal and 107 serious, and 16 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the B4070, down 80% from 10 in 2024, with 3 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
434
2,173rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
610
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
16 people killed
Serious collisions
107
148 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Down 80% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
Down 75% on 2024

Crash severity on the B4070

On the B4070, 3.7% of collisions were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal163.7%
  • Serious10725%
  • Slight31172%

Where the B4070 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,173rd
Most casualties
2,107th
Most fatal collisions
1,181st
Most serious collisions
1,804th

B4070 accidents by year

Collisions on the B4070 peaked at 27 in 1984 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B4070, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
20241012
202358
202245
202156
202000
201945
201834
2017510
201634
201512
201447
201334
201257
201123
201035
200944
200825
200733
200658
20051011
200469
200368
200268
200145
200045
1999712
199868
199779
199646
19952024
19942123
19931723
19921222
19911017
19901627
19891620
19881010
19871724
19861723
19852333
19842744
19832330
19822536
19811930
19801928
1979910

When crashes happen on the B4070

Wednesday has the most collisions on the B4070 (80), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (115).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (16%)
  • Tuesday50 (12%)
  • Wednesday80 (18%)
  • Thursday52 (12%)
  • Friday58 (13%)
  • Saturday61 (14%)
  • Sunday65 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am19 (4.4%)
  • 3am to 6am7 (1.6%)
  • 6am to 9am54 (12%)
  • 9am to noon44 (10%)
  • Noon to 3pm72 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm115 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm69 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight54 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (9.2%)
  • February27 (6.2%)
  • March32 (7.4%)
  • April37 (8.5%)
  • May40 (9.2%)
  • June33 (7.6%)
  • July43 (9.9%)
  • August31 (7.1%)
  • September35 (8.1%)
  • October44 (10%)
  • November33 (7.6%)
  • December39 (9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight295 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B4070 crashes

On the B4070, 47% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 67% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph193 (44%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph204 (47%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (7.6%)
  • Fog or mist14 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Other22 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry290 (67%)
  • Wet or damp114 (26%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.4%)
  • Snow10 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway426 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B4070 crashes

Car occupants make up 64% of the people killed or injured on the B4070, followed by motorcyclists (19%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant388 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (19%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car550 (72%)
  • Motorcycle110 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20174 (29%)
  • 21 to 2597 (16%)
  • 26 to 35114 (19%)
  • 36 to 4553 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5551 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.8%)
  • Over 7518 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider410 (67%)
  • Passenger161 (26%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B4070

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B4070

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B4070 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B4070 were recorded in 4 council areas. Stroud has the most, with 202, followed by Cheltenham (125) and Cotswold (60).

Collisions on the B4070 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStroud202279547
2ndCheltenham125166636
3rdCotswold608948
4thTewkesbury4572116

B4070 crashes by town

Collisions on the B4070 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Cheltenham (135) and Stroud (60).

Recent crashes on the B4070

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B4070, from 12 September 2021 to 29 November 2025.

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