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Stroud road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in Stroud in 1997, and 438 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1996 (307), and casualties rose from 418.

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

Collisions in 1997
319
Up 4% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
438
Up 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
7
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Stroud in 1997

2.2% of collisions in Stroud in 1997 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 2.2% and 24% in Stroud from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious278.5%
  • Slight28589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious388.7%
  • Slight39390%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. 1997 is highlighted, with 319, up 4% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (18%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (16%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (10%)
  • February25 (7.8%)
  • March26 (8.2%)
  • April20 (6.3%)
  • May26 (8.2%)
  • June21 (6.6%)
  • July32 (10%)
  • August20 (6.3%)
  • September29 (9.1%)
  • October39 (12%)
  • November24 (7.5%)
  • December24 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight240 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (7.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (68%)
  • Wet or damp98 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph125 (39%)
  • 40 mph42 (13%)
  • 50 mph21 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph96 (30%)
  • 70 mph35 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway249 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (12%)
  • Roundabout28 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stroud in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant312 (71%)
  • Pedestrian45 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist24 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2094 (21%)
  • 21 to 2585 (19%)
  • 26 to 3581 (18%)
  • 36 to 4552 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.5%)
  • Over 755 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (61%)
  • Passenger124 (28%)
  • Pedestrian45 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car439 (79%)
  • Motorcycle37 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stroud in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had fewer road collisions than 295 of them in 1997.

Collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes in 1997

The A46 had the most collisions in Stroud in 1997: 35, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46354504
2ndM5345811
3rdA419323613
4thA38213000
5thB4008202210
6thA4135162202
7thB4066142401
8thB4058111711
9thA41717700
10thA417371013
11thB40706801
12thA4172200
13thB40602300
14thB40712210
15thB40731201

Towns in Stroud: crashes in 1997

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 54.

Postcode districts in Stroud: crashes in 1997

GL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud in 1997: 78.

Latest crashes in Stroud in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Stroud in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Severity

Stroud road accidents in other years