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Stroud road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in Stroud in 1980, and 534 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1979 (439), and casualties fell from 580.

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

Collisions in 1980
402
Down 8% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
534
Down 8% on 1979
Fatal collisions
9
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Stroud in 1980

2.2% of collisions in Stroud in 1980 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2.2% and 24% in Stroud from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious16341%
  • Slight23057%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious21240%
  • Slight30858%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. 1980 is highlighted, with 402, down 8% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (12%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday45 (11%)
  • Friday58 (14%)
  • Saturday83 (21%)
  • Sunday51 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.2%)
  • February30 (7.5%)
  • March25 (6.2%)
  • April32 (8%)
  • May32 (8%)
  • June43 (11%)
  • July34 (8.5%)
  • August47 (12%)
  • September40 (10%)
  • October33 (8.2%)
  • November31 (7.7%)
  • December30 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (75%)
  • Wet or damp90 (22%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph158 (39%)
  • 40 mph31 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph19 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph131 (33%)
  • 70 mph63 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stroud in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist168 (31%)
  • Pedestrian59 (11%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20194 (36%)
  • 21 to 2568 (13%)
  • 26 to 3564 (12%)
  • 36 to 4536 (6.7%)
  • 46 to 5536 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.9%)
  • Over 7513 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (60%)
  • Passenger153 (29%)
  • Pedestrian59 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car381 (56%)
  • Motorcycle180 (26%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stroud in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Stroud

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stroud ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 1980.

Collisions
248th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes in 1980

The A46 had the most collisions in Stroud in 1980: 50, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA465064116
2ndA4194858021
3rdA382337116
4thM52340110
5thB4008192204
6thA4135172007
7thB4066171906
8thA4171131515
9thA417392204
10thB406081214
11thB405871002
12thB40736602
13thB40705703
14thB40713401
15thB40142300
16thA4101100
17thB45091101

Towns in Stroud: crashes in 1980

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 81.

Postcode districts in Stroud: crashes in 1980

GL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud in 1980: 112.

Latest crashes in Stroud in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Stroud in 1980, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Stroud road accidents in other years