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Stroud road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in Stroud in 1996, and 418 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1995 (301), and casualties fell from 425.

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

Collisions in 1996
307
Up 2% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
418
Down 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
10
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Stroud in 1996

3.3% of collisions in Stroud in 1996 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.2% and 24% in Stroud from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.3%
  • Serious4214%
  • Slight25583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious5112%
  • Slight35785%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. 1996 is highlighted, with 307, up 2% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (16%)
  • Thursday34 (11%)
  • Friday58 (19%)
  • Saturday40 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.5%)
  • February26 (8.5%)
  • March21 (6.8%)
  • April25 (8.1%)
  • May25 (8.1%)
  • June28 (9.1%)
  • July26 (8.5%)
  • August35 (11%)
  • September18 (5.9%)
  • October28 (9.1%)
  • November30 (9.8%)
  • December28 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (8.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (68%)
  • Wet or damp79 (26%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.2%)
  • Snow7 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph103 (34%)
  • 40 mph42 (14%)
  • 50 mph17 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph109 (36%)
  • 70 mph36 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (15%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stroud in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant278 (67%)
  • Pedestrian54 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (10%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20105 (25%)
  • 21 to 2549 (12%)
  • 26 to 3590 (22%)
  • 36 to 4541 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5541 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.8%)
  • Over 7512 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (60%)
  • Passenger114 (27%)
  • Pedestrian54 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car406 (78%)
  • Motorcycle41 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stroud in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had fewer road collisions than 298 of them in 1996.

Collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes in 1996

The M5 had the most collisions in Stroud in 1996: 35, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5355017
2ndA419324715
3rdA46293816
4thA4135223202
5thA38192322
6thB4008111702
7thB4066101602
8thB405891101
9thA417361012
10thA41715600
11thB40604400
12thB40703400
13thB40733401
14thB40141200
15thB45091201

Towns in Stroud: crashes in 1996

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 46.

Postcode districts in Stroud: crashes in 1996

GL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud in 1996: 74.

Latest crashes in Stroud in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Stroud in 1996, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Stroud road accidents in other years