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Stow-on-the-Wold road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 190 road traffic collisions in Stow-on-the-Wold, Cotswold, from 1979 to 2025, and 242 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 34 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
190
2,006th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
242
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
34
41 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Stow-on-the-Wold

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious3418%
  • Slight15381%

What the data shows

  • Stow-on-the-Wold had 21 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 53% fewer than the 45 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Stow-on-the-Wold were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Stow-on-the-Wold are between noon and 3pm, with 24% of collisions.
  • 16 children under 16 were killed or injured in Stow-on-the-Wold, 6.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Stow-on-the-Wold ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,006th
Most casualties
2,040th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,171st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (14%)
  • Tuesday32 (17%)
  • Wednesday15 (7.9%)
  • Thursday32 (17%)
  • Friday27 (14%)
  • Saturday29 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway180 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.7%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph117 (62%)
  • 40 mph54 (28%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph14 (7.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (12%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant132 (55%)
  • Pedestrian50 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (17%)
  • Cyclist7 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Stow-on-the-Wold road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stow-on-the-Wold, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Stow-on-the-Wold peaked at 10 in 1999; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202422
202334
202222
202100
202022
201922
201811
201711
201655
201544
201466
201333
201233
201134
201044
200924
200879
200755
2006810
2005913
200456
200358
200245
200122
200036
19991011
199878
1997610
199668
199534
199456
199345
199223
199133
199058
198967
198800
198711
198644
198533
1984812
198322
1982713
198147
198079
197933

Map of recent crashes in Stow-on-the-Wold

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Stow-on-the-Wold

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Stow-on-the-Wold

The 24 most recent collisions in Stow-on-the-Wold happened between 18 April 2015 and 24 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Stow-on-the-Wold

The A429 has the most collisions in Stow-on-the-Wold, 107 of 190 (56%), followed by the A436 (27).

Collisions in Stow-on-the-Wold on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA429107150219
2ndA436273004
3rdA424151704
4thB40684401

Council area for Stow-on-the-Wold

Stow-on-the-Wold is in Cotswold, where police recorded 13,812 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Stow-on-the-Wold accounts for 1.4% of them.

Postcode district for Stow-on-the-Wold

All 190 collisions in Stow-on-the-Wold were in the GL54 postcode district.