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Stroud road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 433 road traffic collisions in Stroud in 1988, and 588 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1987 (500), and casualties fell from 633.

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

Collisions in 1988
433
Down 13% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
588
Down 7% on 1987
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Stroud in 1988

1.8% of collisions in Stroud in 1988 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.2% and 24% in Stroud from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious12328%
  • Slight30270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious13823%
  • Slight44175%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. 1988 is highlighted, with 433, down 13% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (12%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday71 (16%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday76 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (11%)
  • Sunday63 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.6%)
  • February23 (5.3%)
  • March48 (11%)
  • April37 (8.5%)
  • May36 (8.3%)
  • June39 (9%)
  • July38 (8.8%)
  • August28 (6.5%)
  • September35 (8.1%)
  • October39 (9%)
  • November49 (11%)
  • December28 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds372 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (70%)
  • Wet or damp122 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph179 (41%)
  • 40 mph42 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph28 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph157 (36%)
  • 70 mph27 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway377 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stroud in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (20%)
  • Pedestrian70 (12%)
  • Cyclist35 (6%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20179 (30%)
  • 21 to 2594 (16%)
  • 26 to 3578 (13%)
  • 36 to 4551 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5543 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.4%)
  • Over 7516 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider355 (60%)
  • Passenger163 (28%)
  • Pedestrian70 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car533 (70%)
  • Motorcycle119 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stroud in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 1988.

Collisions
227th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes in 1988

The A46 had the most collisions in Stroud in 1988: 63, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA466389219
2ndA4195973016
3rdA38315515
4thA41352940210
5thB4008202407
6thM5204422
7thB4066151604
8thB4058141804
9thB4060131504
10thA41715604
11thA41735602
12thB40142300
13thB40702201
14thA4171100
15thB40731300

Towns in Stroud: crashes in 1988

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 88.

Postcode districts in Stroud: crashes in 1988

GL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud in 1988: 117.

Latest crashes in Stroud in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Stroud in 1988, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1988.

Severity

Stroud road accidents in other years