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Stroud road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in Stroud in 1989, and 570 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1988 (433), and casualties fell from 588.

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

Collisions in 1989
393
Down 9% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
570
Down 3% on 1988
Fatal collisions
13
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Stroud in 1989

3.3% of collisions in Stroud in 1989 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.2% and 24% in Stroud from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.3%
  • Serious10226%
  • Slight27871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.5%
  • Serious12923%
  • Slight42775%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. 1989 is highlighted, with 393, down 9% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday62 (16%)
  • Saturday64 (16%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.1%)
  • February46 (12%)
  • March27 (6.9%)
  • April30 (7.6%)
  • May32 (8.1%)
  • June43 (11%)
  • July31 (7.9%)
  • August33 (8.4%)
  • September28 (7.1%)
  • October39 (9.9%)
  • November25 (6.4%)
  • December27 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight275 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (8.9%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded23 (5.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (69%)
  • Wet or damp111 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph129 (33%)
  • 40 mph48 (12%)
  • 50 mph30 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph159 (40%)
  • 70 mph27 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stroud in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (18%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.5%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20177 (31%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 35101 (18%)
  • 36 to 4557 (10%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.4%)
  • Over 758 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (63%)
  • Passenger167 (29%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car506 (71%)
  • Motorcycle101 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stroud in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 1989.

Collisions
269th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes in 1989

The A419 had the most collisions in Stroud in 1989: 62, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4196283219
2ndA465478114
3rdM5265208
4thA4135253615
5thA38212717
6thB4008153512
7thB4066112314
8thB4060101704
9thB405881021
10thA417361101
11thB40706702
12thA41715600
13thB40143302
14thB40713711
15thB40732210
16thB40531101

Towns in Stroud: crashes in 1989

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 70.

Postcode districts in Stroud: crashes in 1989

GL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud in 1989: 106.

Latest crashes in Stroud in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Stroud in 1989, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Stroud road accidents in other years