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Wotton-under-Edge road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 210 road traffic collisions in Wotton-under-Edge, Stroud, from 1979 to 2025, and 237 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 63 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
210
1,899th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
237
1.13 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
63
67 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Wotton-under-Edge

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6330%
  • Slight14770%

What the data shows

  • Wotton-under-Edge had 15 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 52% fewer than the 31 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in Wotton-under-Edge were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 50 children under 16 were killed or injured in Wotton-under-Edge, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Wotton-under-Edge.

Where Wotton-under-Edge ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,899th
Most casualties
2,062nd
Most fatal collisions
None
Most serious collisions
1,534th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (18%)
  • Tuesday26 (12%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday26 (12%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday42 (20%)
  • Sunday20 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight161 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph197 (94%)
  • 40 mph2 (1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (11%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant90 (38%)
  • Pedestrian68 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (19%)
  • Cyclist25 (11%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Wotton-under-Edge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wotton-under-Edge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Wotton-under-Edge 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
202533
202411
202322
202222
202133
202022
201911
201800
201700
201611
201533
201400
201322
201244
201122
201022
200924
200822
200768
200689
200566
200422
200356
200233
200177
200058
199944
199845
199733
199688
19951012
199444
19931014
199223
1991810
199079
198944
19881111
1987910
198679
198556
198466
19831010
198244
19811212
198046
197944

Map of recent crashes in Wotton-under-Edge

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Wotton-under-Edge

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Wotton-under-Edge

The 24 most recent collisions in Wotton-under-Edge happened between 4 February 2012 and 12 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Wotton-under-Edge

The B4058 has the most collisions in Wotton-under-Edge, 63 of 210 (30%), followed by the B4060 (21).

Collisions in Wotton-under-Edge on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB40586370018
2ndB4060212609

Council area for Wotton-under-Edge

Wotton-under-Edge is in Stroud, where police recorded 13,741 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Wotton-under-Edge accounts for 1.5% of them.

Postcode district for Wotton-under-Edge

All 210 collisions in Wotton-under-Edge were in the GL12 postcode district.