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Stroud road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 470 road traffic collisions in Stroud in 1983, and 591 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 190 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1982 (488), and casualties fell from 658.

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

Collisions in 1983
470
Down 4% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
591
Down 10% on 1982
Fatal collisions
12
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
190
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Stroud in 1983

2.6% of collisions in Stroud in 1983 were fatal and 40% serious, against 2.2% and 24% in Stroud from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious19040%
  • Slight26857%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious21837%
  • Slight36161%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. 1983 is highlighted, with 470, down 4% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (16%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (14%)
  • Friday76 (16%)
  • Saturday77 (16%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (5.7%)
  • February28 (6%)
  • March23 (4.9%)
  • April33 (7%)
  • May51 (11%)
  • June50 (11%)
  • July54 (11%)
  • August36 (7.7%)
  • September38 (8.1%)
  • October45 (9.6%)
  • November54 (11%)
  • December31 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds407 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (7.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry351 (75%)
  • Wet or damp104 (22%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.1%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph204 (43%)
  • 40 mph46 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph24 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph156 (33%)
  • 70 mph40 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway411 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout14 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stroud in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist218 (37%)
  • Pedestrian68 (12%)
  • Cyclist53 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20230 (39%)
  • 21 to 2579 (13%)
  • 26 to 3567 (11%)
  • 36 to 4540 (6.8%)
  • 46 to 5532 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.6%)
  • Over 7512 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider401 (68%)
  • Passenger122 (21%)
  • Pedestrian68 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car455 (55%)
  • Motorcycle222 (27%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stroud in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 1983.

Collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes in 1983

The A419 and A46 had the most collisions in Stroud in 1983, with 54 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4195466117
2ndA465477418
3rdM52951012
4thA41352630110
5thB40662126012
6thA38202528
7thB4008171807
8thB40601519013
9thB407091414
10thA41717802
11thB40736702
12thA41735701
13thB40585603
14thB40143300
15thB40713302
16thA4331100

Towns in Stroud: crashes in 1983

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 100.

Postcode districts in Stroud: crashes in 1983

GL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud in 1983: 153.

Latest crashes in Stroud in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Stroud in 1983, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Stroud road accidents in other years