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Moreton-in-Marsh road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 254 road traffic collisions in Moreton-in-Marsh, Cotswold, from 1979 to 2025, and 315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 51 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
254
1,716th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
315
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
51
57 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Moreton-in-Marsh

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal62.4%
  • Serious5120%
  • Slight19778%

What the data shows

  • Moreton-in-Marsh had 34 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 11% fewer than the 38 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Moreton-in-Marsh were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 35 children under 16 were killed or injured in Moreton-in-Marsh, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in Moreton-in-Marsh.

Where Moreton-in-Marsh ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,716th
Most casualties
1,751st
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,714th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (9.4%)
  • Tuesday42 (17%)
  • Wednesday30 (12%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday51 (20%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway232 (91%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.9%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph210 (83%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph24 (9.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (7.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant163 (52%)
  • Pedestrian76 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (13%)
  • Cyclist29 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Moreton-in-Marsh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Moreton-in-Marsh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Moreton-in-Marsh peaked at 12 in 1981; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202434
202333
202255
202156
202044
201933
201823
201700
201666
201511
201422
201357
201256
201111
201034
200946
200888
200756
200644
200546
200466
200345
20021011
200158
20001114
199956
199867
199778
1996811
199556
199447
199311
1992714
199122
199046
19891113
198899
198755
1986910
1985913
198467
1983813
19821113
19811217
198089
197955

Map of recent crashes in Moreton-in-Marsh

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Moreton-in-Marsh

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Moreton-in-Marsh

The 24 most recent collisions in Moreton-in-Marsh happened between 24 June 2019 and 10 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Moreton-in-Marsh

The A429 has the most collisions in Moreton-in-Marsh, 152 of 254 (60%), followed by the A44 (52).

Collisions in Moreton-in-Marsh on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA429152197531
2ndA445262012

Council area for Moreton-in-Marsh

Moreton-in-Marsh is in Cotswold, where police recorded 13,812 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Moreton-in-Marsh accounts for 1.8% of them.

Postcode district for Moreton-in-Marsh

All 254 collisions in Moreton-in-Marsh were in the GL56 postcode district.