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Stroud road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 455 road traffic collisions in Stroud in 1986, and 624 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 171 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1985 (451), and casualties rose from 589.

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

Collisions in 1986
455
Up 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
624
Up 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
171
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Stroud in 1986

2.2% of collisions in Stroud in 1986 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2.2% and 24% in Stroud from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious17138%
  • Slight27460%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious20032%
  • Slight41266%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. 1986 is highlighted, with 455, up 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (15%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday71 (16%)
  • Thursday64 (14%)
  • Friday65 (14%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday61 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.1%)
  • February24 (5.3%)
  • March25 (5.5%)
  • April34 (7.5%)
  • May36 (7.9%)
  • June43 (9.5%)
  • July29 (6.4%)
  • August50 (11%)
  • September52 (11%)
  • October50 (11%)
  • November39 (8.6%)
  • December36 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds389 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry313 (69%)
  • Wet or damp125 (27%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph171 (38%)
  • 40 mph47 (10%)
  • 50 mph30 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph172 (38%)
  • 70 mph34 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway404 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stroud in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant322 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist146 (23%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist46 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20195 (31%)
  • 21 to 2592 (15%)
  • 26 to 3587 (14%)
  • 36 to 4568 (11%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider400 (64%)
  • Passenger164 (26%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car495 (63%)
  • Motorcycle150 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stroud in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 1986.

Collisions
210th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes in 1986

The A46 had the most collisions in Stroud in 1986: 58, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA465876122
2ndA4195779018
3rdM5336529
4thA383046215
5thB40082932010
6thA4135222909
7thB4060152019
8thA4173122215
9thB4058111523
10thB4066111506
11thA41717901
12thB40144402
13thB40704502
14thB45094500
15thB40733501
16thA4352200

Towns in Stroud: crashes in 1986

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 81.

Postcode districts in Stroud: crashes in 1986

GL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud in 1986: 112.

Latest crashes in Stroud in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Stroud in 1986, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Stroud road accidents in other years