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Stroud road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 469 road traffic collisions in Stroud in 1984, and 614 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 159 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1983 (470), and casualties rose from 591.

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

Collisions in 1984
469
Level with 1983
Casualties in 1984
614
Up 4% on 1983
Fatal collisions
13
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
159
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Stroud in 1984

2.8% of collisions in Stroud in 1984 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.2% and 24% in Stroud from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.8%
  • Serious15934%
  • Slight29763%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious19031%
  • Slight41167%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. 1984 is highlighted, with 469, level with 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (16%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday73 (16%)
  • Thursday63 (13%)
  • Friday86 (18%)
  • Saturday70 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (10%)
  • February40 (8.5%)
  • March38 (8.1%)
  • April23 (4.9%)
  • May34 (7.2%)
  • June41 (8.7%)
  • July49 (10%)
  • August31 (6.6%)
  • September37 (7.9%)
  • October39 (8.3%)
  • November47 (10%)
  • December42 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight343 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds378 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (14%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (64%)
  • Wet or damp149 (32%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph175 (37%)
  • 40 mph58 (12%)
  • 50 mph31 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph174 (37%)
  • 70 mph30 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway410 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stroud in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist194 (32%)
  • Pedestrian64 (10%)
  • Cyclist51 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20229 (37%)
  • 21 to 2589 (14%)
  • 26 to 3571 (12%)
  • 36 to 4551 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5536 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.2%)
  • Over 7512 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider412 (67%)
  • Passenger138 (22%)
  • Pedestrian64 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car489 (59%)
  • Motorcycle194 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stroud in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 1984.

Collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes in 1984

The A419 and A46 had the most collisions in Stroud in 1984, with 67 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4196780023
2ndA466786015
3rdA41353137210
4thA383048711
5thM53057012
6thB4066192705
7thB40081822012
8thB4060141404
9thA41737805
10thB40587714
11thB407071101
12thA41715500
13thB40733400
14thB40142201
15thB40712201
16thA4171101
17thB45091101

Towns in Stroud: crashes in 1984

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 91.

Postcode districts in Stroud: crashes in 1984

GL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud in 1984: 129.

Latest crashes in Stroud in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Stroud in 1984, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Stroud road accidents in other years