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Bourton-on-the-Water road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 170 road traffic collisions in Bourton-on-the-Water, Cotswold, from 1979 to 2025, and 219 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 48 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
170
2,129th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
219
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
48
57 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Bourton-on-the-Water

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal52.9%
  • Serious4828%
  • Slight11769%

What the data shows

  • Bourton-on-the-Water had 21 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 21 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 31% of collisions in Bourton-on-the-Water were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 30 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bourton-on-the-Water, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 24% of collisions in Bourton-on-the-Water.

Where Bourton-on-the-Water ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,129th
Most casualties
2,158th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,780th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (15%)
  • Tuesday17 (10%)
  • Wednesday25 (15%)
  • Thursday23 (14%)
  • Friday26 (15%)
  • Saturday37 (22%)
  • Sunday16 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (84%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph142 (84%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph19 (11%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian92 (42%)
  • Car occupant70 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (17%)
  • Cyclist16 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bourton-on-the-Water road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bourton-on-the-Water, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bourton-on-the-Water peaked at 12 in 1984; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202411
202311
202222
202157
202033
201922
201811
201722
201622
201513
201411
201345
201200
201144
201011
200955
200811
200711
200633
200544
200433
200345
200222
200122
200044
199933
199858
199712
199634
199535
199400
1993712
199245
199112
199033
198944
198847
198788
198655
1985812
19841215
198368
1982510
1981818
198089
19791112

Map of recent crashes in Bourton-on-the-Water

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bourton-on-the-Water

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bourton-on-the-Water

The 24 most recent collisions in Bourton-on-the-Water happened between 31 December 2013 and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bourton-on-the-Water

The A429 has the most collisions in Bourton-on-the-Water, 25 of 170 (15%), followed by the B4068 (5).

Collisions in Bourton-on-the-Water on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA429254849
2ndB40685601

Council area for Bourton-on-the-Water

Bourton-on-the-Water is in Cotswold, where police recorded 13,812 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Bourton-on-the-Water accounts for 1.2% of them.

Postcode district for Bourton-on-the-Water

All 170 collisions in Bourton-on-the-Water were in the GL54 postcode district.