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Stroud road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 500 road traffic collisions in Stroud in 1987, and 633 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1986 (455), and casualties rose from 624.

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

Collisions in 1987
500
Up 10% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
633
Up 1% on 1986
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Stroud in 1987

1% of collisions in Stroud in 1987 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.2% and 24% in Stroud from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious15731%
  • Slight33868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious17327%
  • Slight45572%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. 1987 is highlighted, with 500, up 10% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday76 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (13%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday77 (15%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday73 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.2%)
  • February31 (6.2%)
  • March31 (6.2%)
  • April40 (8%)
  • May44 (8.8%)
  • June57 (11%)
  • July41 (8.2%)
  • August43 (8.6%)
  • September46 (9.2%)
  • October44 (8.8%)
  • November48 (9.6%)
  • December49 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight355 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds414 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry336 (67%)
  • Wet or damp147 (29%)
  • Snow9 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph205 (41%)
  • 40 mph57 (11%)
  • 50 mph26 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph184 (37%)
  • 70 mph27 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway443 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stroud in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist152 (24%)
  • Pedestrian61 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist58 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20231 (36%)
  • 21 to 2580 (13%)
  • 26 to 3567 (11%)
  • 36 to 4576 (12%)
  • 46 to 5535 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider425 (67%)
  • Passenger147 (23%)
  • Pedestrian61 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car556 (64%)
  • Motorcycle149 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Minibus9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stroud in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 1987.

Collisions
177th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes in 1987

The A419 had the most collisions in Stroud in 1987: 66, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4196679117
2ndA465673017
3rdA41353944020
4thA38313818
5thB4008273208
6thM5273908
7thB4066223019
8thB4060132005
9thA417171004
10thA417371403
11thB40586604
12thB40706903
13thB40143300
14thA4171101
15thB40711101
16thB40731110

Towns in Stroud: crashes in 1987

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 104.

Postcode districts in Stroud: crashes in 1987

GL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud in 1987: 141.

Latest crashes in Stroud in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Stroud in 1987, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Stroud road accidents in other years