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Stroud road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in Stroud in 1998, and 434 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1997 (319), and casualties fell from 438.

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

Collisions in 1998
317
Down 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
434
Down 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Stroud in 1998

2.5% of collisions in Stroud in 1998 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.2% and 24% in Stroud from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious3310%
  • Slight27687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious439.9%
  • Slight38188%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. 1998 is highlighted, with 317, down 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (17%)
  • Tuesday39 (12%)
  • Wednesday54 (17%)
  • Thursday40 (13%)
  • Friday55 (17%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.9%)
  • February19 (6%)
  • March16 (5%)
  • April22 (6.9%)
  • May27 (8.5%)
  • June27 (8.5%)
  • July17 (5.4%)
  • August23 (7.3%)
  • September39 (12%)
  • October39 (12%)
  • November30 (9.5%)
  • December36 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (14%)
  • Fog or mist10 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Other7 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (62%)
  • Wet or damp109 (34%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph100 (32%)
  • 40 mph37 (12%)
  • 50 mph29 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph118 (37%)
  • 70 mph33 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (12%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.7%)
  • 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 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant292 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian41 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6%)
  • 16 to 2095 (22%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3598 (23%)
  • 36 to 4553 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.7%)
  • Over 7510 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (65%)
  • Passenger113 (26%)
  • Pedestrian41 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car414 (75%)
  • Motorcycle39 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stroud in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 1998.

Collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes in 1998

The M5 had the most collisions in Stroud in 1998: 33, including 3 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5335134
2ndA46293804
3rdA419263902
4thA38223102
5thA4135202413
6thB4008182200
7thA4173152211
8thB4066132122
9thB405891402
10thB40606800
11thB40705601
12thA41714500
13thB40712300
14thB40732300
15thB40141201

Towns in Stroud: crashes in 1998

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 39.

Postcode districts in Stroud: crashes in 1998

GL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud in 1998: 67.

Latest crashes in Stroud in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Stroud in 1998, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Stroud road accidents in other years