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Stroud road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 451 road traffic collisions in Stroud in 1985, and 589 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1984 (469), and casualties fell from 614.

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

Collisions in 1985
451
Down 4% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
589
Down 4% on 1984
Fatal collisions
15
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Stroud in 1985

3.3% of collisions in Stroud in 1985 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.2% and 24% in Stroud from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.3%
  • Serious14332%
  • Slight29365%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.7%
  • Serious17329%
  • Slight40068%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. 1985 is highlighted, with 451, down 4% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (11%)
  • Wednesday71 (16%)
  • Thursday71 (16%)
  • Friday79 (18%)
  • Saturday71 (16%)
  • Sunday46 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.2%)
  • February21 (4.7%)
  • March28 (6.2%)
  • April28 (6.2%)
  • May35 (7.8%)
  • June47 (10%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August36 (8%)
  • September39 (8.6%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November50 (11%)
  • December41 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds376 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry313 (69%)
  • Wet or damp119 (26%)
  • Snow10 (2.2%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph189 (42%)
  • 40 mph59 (13%)
  • 50 mph21 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph151 (33%)
  • 70 mph30 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway392 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stroud in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist176 (30%)
  • Pedestrian61 (10%)
  • Cyclist47 (8%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20205 (35%)
  • 21 to 2595 (16%)
  • 26 to 3582 (14%)
  • 36 to 4552 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5530 (5.1%)
  • 56 to 6519 (3.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.9%)
  • Over 7515 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider390 (66%)
  • Passenger138 (23%)
  • Pedestrian61 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car479 (59%)
  • Motorcycle179 (22%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stroud in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 1985.

Collisions
213th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes in 1985

The A419 had the most collisions in Stroud in 1985: 68, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4196879021
2ndA466692323
3rdA4135304139
4thM5274526
5thA38243437
6thB4066223117
7thB4008202303
8thB4058121505
9thA4173111902
10thB406091204
11thB40706803
12thB40142201
13thB40712301
14thA41711100

Towns in Stroud: crashes in 1985

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 106.

Postcode districts in Stroud: crashes in 1985

GL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud in 1985: 133.

Latest crashes in Stroud in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Stroud in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Stroud road accidents in other years