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Stroud road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13,741 road traffic collisions in Stroud from 1979 to 2025, and 18,618 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 309 were fatal and 3,346 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 141 collisions, down 12% on 2024 (161), and casualties fell from 214 to 170.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
13,741
83rd lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
18,618
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
309
2.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
141
Down 12% on 2024

Crash severity in Stroud

2.2% of collisions in Stroud from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3092.2%
  • Serious3,34624%
  • Slight10,08673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3381.8%
  • Serious4,00922%
  • Slight14,27177%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. In 2025 there were 141, down 12% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 141
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025141170
2024161214
2023158200
2022177223
2021129168
2020133166
2019145193
2018117149
2017108155
2016111154
2015132198
2014135238
2013115155
2012166225
2011166213
2010163224
2009218311
2008261359
2007311415
2006325415
2005337447
2004316433
2003316418
2002352497
2001340484
2000312431
1999338463
1998317434
1997319438
1996307418
1995301425
1994328493
1993369526
1992368532
1991373467
1990407570
1989393570
1988433588
1987500633
1986455624
1985451589
1984469614
1983470591
1982488658
1981469616
1980402534
1979439580

When and where crashes happen in Stroud

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,927 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,958 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,984 (14%)
  • Thursday2,016 (15%)
  • Friday2,247 (16%)
  • Saturday2,018 (15%)
  • Sunday1,591 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59568 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59251 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,861 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,848 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,413 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,306 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,119 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,375 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,056 (7.7%)
  • February964 (7%)
  • March1,024 (7.5%)
  • April996 (7.2%)
  • May1,162 (8.5%)
  • June1,243 (9%)
  • July1,256 (9.1%)
  • August1,177 (8.6%)
  • September1,195 (8.7%)
  • October1,254 (9.1%)
  • November1,274 (9.3%)
  • December1,140 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,974 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,881 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,542 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown289 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit55 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,031 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,566 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds229 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds209 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist142 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds81 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds24 (0.2%)
  • Other211 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded248 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry9,441 (69%)
  • Wet or damp3,819 (28%)
  • Frost or ice333 (2.4%)
  • Snow98 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep28 (0.2%)
  • Mud9 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph108 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph5,291 (39%)
  • 40 mph1,781 (13%)
  • 50 mph1,019 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph4,111 (30%)
  • 70 mph1,425 (10%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,364 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway1,485 (11%)
  • Roundabout658 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road165 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded69 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Stroud

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,202 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist3,097 (17%)
  • Pedestrian1,891 (10%)
  • Cyclist1,262 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant432 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)263 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant211 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant100 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant99 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5350 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10522 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 151,021 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 204,697 (25%)
  • 21 to 252,557 (14%)
  • 26 to 352,962 (16%)
  • 36 to 452,198 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,699 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 651,184 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 75818 (4.4%)
  • Over 75587 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider12,076 (65%)
  • Passenger4,651 (25%)
  • Pedestrian1,891 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car17,257 (71%)
  • Motorcycle3,180 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle1,299 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes972 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes937 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach271 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle233 (1%)
  • Minibus108 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car71 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle28 (0.1%)
  • Other41 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Stroud

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Stroud

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stroud ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had the 83rd fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
83rd
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
80th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
149th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
142nd
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
266thDerbyshire Dales13,87220,7464133,162
267thCotswold13,81220,6645333,424
268thGedling13,78118,4102362,989
269thStroud (this area)13,74118,6183093,346
270thHart13,66118,6032863,041
271stSouth Ayrshire13,60719,0393343,525
272ndNorth East Derbyshire13,58519,7952682,562

Accident hotspots in Stroud

Stroud Central, Stroud, GL5 1AE area is the busiest accident hotspot in Stroud, with 357 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes

The A46 had the most collisions in Stroud from 1979 to 2025: 1,642, including 31 fatal and 383 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA461,6422,25131383
2ndA4191,5642,01024369
3rdM51,2352,06749235
4thA389051,31841264
5thA413576098716192
6thB40086508065134
7thB406657081423164
8thB40583124061391
9thA41733044891585
10thB4060278382698
11thB4070202279547
12thA4171192235140
13thB4073107164229
14thB40716286320
15thB40145268012
16thB4509152007
17thA4177702
18thA4354500
19thA4333300
20thA402200

Towns in Stroud

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 2,489.

Postcode districts in Stroud

GL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud from 1979 to 2025: 3,554.

Latest crashes in Stroud

Of the latest 24 crashes in Stroud, none were fatal and 13 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity