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Stroud road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 469 road traffic collisions in Stroud in 1981, and 616 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 214 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1980 (402), and casualties rose from 534.

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

Collisions in 1981
469
Up 17% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
616
Up 15% on 1980
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
214
46% of collisions

Crash severity in Stroud in 1981

1.7% of collisions in Stroud in 1981 were fatal and 46% serious, against 2.2% and 24% in Stroud from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious21446%
  • Slight24753%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious27044%
  • Slight33855%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. 1981 is highlighted, with 469, up 17% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (11%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (13%)
  • Thursday67 (14%)
  • Friday86 (18%)
  • Saturday84 (18%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6%)
  • February26 (5.5%)
  • March23 (4.9%)
  • April34 (7.2%)
  • May30 (6.4%)
  • June37 (7.9%)
  • July51 (11%)
  • August41 (8.7%)
  • September46 (9.8%)
  • October68 (14%)
  • November44 (9.4%)
  • December41 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds380 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (66%)
  • Wet or damp131 (28%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.9%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph189 (40%)
  • 40 mph42 (9%)
  • 50 mph20 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph158 (34%)
  • 70 mph60 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway409 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stroud in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant297 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist186 (30%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist41 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7%)
  • 16 to 20229 (37%)
  • 21 to 2593 (15%)
  • 26 to 3564 (10%)
  • 36 to 4549 (8%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.6%)
  • Over 7516 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (66%)
  • Passenger150 (24%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car465 (58%)
  • Motorcycle193 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stroud in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Stroud

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stroud ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 1981.

Collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes in 1981

The A419 had the most collisions in Stroud in 1981: 69, including 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4196981030
2ndA464757019
3rdB4066283748
4thB40082732011
5thA382237015
6thA4135172909
7thM51724011
8thB40581518012
9thA4173102116
10thA417171102
11thB40606802
12thB40705902
13thB40733602
14thA4171100
15thA4351200
16thB40141100
17thB40711101
18thB45091101

Towns in Stroud: crashes in 1981

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 101.

Postcode districts in Stroud: crashes in 1981

GL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud in 1981: 145.

Latest crashes in Stroud in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Stroud in 1981, 2 were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Stroud road accidents in other years