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B4081 accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
103
4,007th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
151
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
7 people killed
Serious collisions
34
38 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
Up 50% on 2024

Crash severity on the B4081

On the B4081, 5.8% of collisions were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal65.8%
  • Serious3433%
  • Slight6361%

Where the B4081 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,007th
Most casualties
3,916th
Most fatal collisions
2,299th
Most serious collisions
3,479th

B4081 accidents by year

Collisions on the B4081 peaked at 6 in 2005 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B4081, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202422
202345
202222
202100
202035
201923
201800
201728
201600
201500
201411
201311
201213
201113
201013
200923
200800
200723
200612
200568
200423
200346
200234
200124
200022
199923
199833
199745
199633
199500
199411
199322
199223
199125
199023
198923
198822
198747
198657
198533
198435
198345
198236
198133
198033
197945

When crashes happen on the B4081

Saturday has the most collisions on the B4081 (22), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (23).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (11%)
  • Tuesday13 (13%)
  • Wednesday19 (18%)
  • Thursday13 (13%)
  • Friday9 (8.7%)
  • Saturday22 (21%)
  • Sunday16 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am4 (3.9%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (1.9%)
  • 6am to 9am5 (4.9%)
  • 9am to noon18 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm17 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm23 (22%)
  • 6pm to 9pm21 (20%)
  • 9pm to midnight13 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (6.8%)
  • February3 (2.9%)
  • March9 (8.7%)
  • April9 (8.7%)
  • May11 (11%)
  • June6 (5.8%)
  • July5 (4.9%)
  • August11 (11%)
  • September10 (9.7%)
  • October11 (11%)
  • November10 (9.7%)
  • December11 (11%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight70 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (9.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B4081 crashes

On the B4081, 57% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 59% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1%)
  • 30 mph39 (38%)
  • 40 mph1 (1%)
  • 50 mph1 (1%)
  • 60 mph59 (57%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds82 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry61 (59%)
  • Wet or damp40 (39%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway99 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B4081 crashes

Car occupants make up 58% of the people killed or injured on the B4081, followed by motorcyclists (17%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant88 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (17%)
  • Pedestrian12 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist10 (6.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car114 (69%)
  • Motorcycle26 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2036 (24%)
  • 21 to 2520 (13%)
  • 26 to 3516 (11%)
  • 36 to 4520 (13%)
  • 46 to 5513 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 656 (4%)
  • 66 to 758 (5.3%)
  • Over 7516 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider102 (68%)
  • Passenger37 (25%)
  • Pedestrian12 (7.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B4081

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B4081

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B4081 crashes by council area

All 103 collisions on the B4081 were in Cotswold.

Collisions on the B4081 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCotswold103151634

Recent crashes on the B4081

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B4081, from 29 December 2007 to 30 August 2025.

Severity