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Stroud road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 439 road traffic collisions in Stroud in 1979, and 580 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 189 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,741 collisions in Stroud.

Collisions in 1979
439
Casualties in 1979
580
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
189
43% of collisions

Crash severity in Stroud in 1979

2.3% of collisions in Stroud in 1979 were fatal and 43% serious, against 2.2% and 24% in Stroud from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious18943%
  • Slight24055%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious24142%
  • Slight32957%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. 1979 is highlighted, with 439.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (11%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (13%)
  • Thursday58 (13%)
  • Friday90 (21%)
  • Saturday75 (17%)
  • Sunday57 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (7.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (5.7%)
  • February33 (7.5%)
  • March36 (8.2%)
  • April24 (5.5%)
  • May38 (8.7%)
  • June38 (8.7%)
  • July36 (8.2%)
  • August41 (9.3%)
  • September50 (11%)
  • October37 (8.4%)
  • November48 (11%)
  • December33 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (9.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry285 (65%)
  • Wet or damp111 (25%)
  • Frost or ice30 (6.8%)
  • Snow13 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph151 (34%)
  • 40 mph43 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph43 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph110 (25%)
  • 70 mph91 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway381 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stroud in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist190 (33%)
  • Pedestrian58 (10%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20216 (37%)
  • 21 to 2587 (15%)
  • 26 to 3581 (14%)
  • 36 to 4533 (5.7%)
  • 46 to 5529 (5%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.3%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider375 (65%)
  • Passenger147 (25%)
  • Pedestrian58 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (53%)
  • Motorcycle190 (27%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.8%)
  • Minibus8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stroud in 1979

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1979 in Stroud

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stroud ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 1979.

Collisions
227th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes in 1979

The A419 had the most collisions in Stroud in 1979: 54, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4195471222
2ndA464872322
3rdA41352734013
4thB4066252819
5thM52436014
6thA382230114
7thB4008182506
8thA417381214
9thB40587702
10thB406071004
11thA41716600
12thB40145800
13thB40713300
14thB40733501
15thB40702200
16thB45092201
17thA4351100

Towns in Stroud: crashes in 1979

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 93.

Postcode districts in Stroud: crashes in 1979

GL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud in 1979: 133.

Latest crashes in Stroud in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Stroud in 1979, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Stroud road accidents in other years