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Stroud road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 488 road traffic collisions in Stroud in 1982, and 658 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 206 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1981 (469), and casualties rose from 616.

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

Collisions in 1982
488
Up 4% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
658
Up 7% on 1981
Fatal collisions
11
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
206
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Stroud in 1982

2.3% of collisions in Stroud in 1982 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2.2% and 24% in Stroud from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious20642%
  • Slight27156%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious25839%
  • Slight38959%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. 1982 is highlighted, with 488, up 4% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (12%)
  • Tuesday77 (16%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday69 (14%)
  • Friday78 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (9.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (5.1%)
  • February28 (5.7%)
  • March34 (7%)
  • April41 (8.4%)
  • May55 (11%)
  • June51 (10%)
  • July58 (12%)
  • August48 (9.8%)
  • September34 (7%)
  • October39 (8%)
  • November36 (7.4%)
  • December39 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight348 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds412 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry360 (74%)
  • Wet or damp114 (23%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Snow5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph191 (39%)
  • 40 mph42 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph35 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph172 (35%)
  • 70 mph47 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway425 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (7%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stroud in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist237 (36%)
  • Pedestrian68 (10%)
  • Cyclist49 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1549 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20253 (38%)
  • 21 to 25104 (16%)
  • 26 to 3566 (10%)
  • 36 to 4544 (6.7%)
  • 46 to 5536 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider431 (66%)
  • Passenger159 (24%)
  • Pedestrian68 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car450 (54%)
  • Motorcycle231 (28%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stroud in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 1982.

Collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
96th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes in 1982

The A46 had the most collisions in Stroud in 1982: 63, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA466397224
2ndA4195472121
3rdA41352937013
4thB40082634012
5thB40662631110
6thM52438210
7thA382129010
8thB4058121637
9thB4060122009
10thB407071003
11thA41716603
12thA41736702
13thB40145702
14thB40734702
15thB40712202
16thA4331100
17thB45091100

Towns in Stroud: crashes in 1982

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 103.

Postcode districts in Stroud: crashes in 1982

GL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud in 1982: 136.

Latest crashes in Stroud in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Stroud in 1982, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Stroud road accidents in other years