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Stroud road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 340 road traffic collisions in Stroud in 2001, and 484 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2000 (312), and casualties rose from 431.

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

Collisions in 2001
340
Up 9% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
484
Up 12% on 2000
Fatal collisions
12
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Stroud in 2001

3.5% of collisions in Stroud in 2001 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.2% and 24% in Stroud from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.5%
  • Serious4012%
  • Slight28885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious4910%
  • Slight42387%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. 2001 is highlighted, with 340, up 9% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (16%)
  • Friday63 (19%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.5%)
  • February24 (7.1%)
  • March33 (9.7%)
  • April25 (7.4%)
  • May37 (11%)
  • June17 (5%)
  • July32 (9.4%)
  • August35 (10%)
  • September25 (7.4%)
  • October27 (7.9%)
  • November27 (7.9%)
  • December29 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (70%)
  • Wet or damp87 (26%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph136 (40%)
  • 40 mph40 (12%)
  • 50 mph31 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph93 (27%)
  • 70 mph39 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (13%)
  • Roundabout19 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stroud in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant357 (74%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2085 (18%)
  • 21 to 2552 (11%)
  • 26 to 35106 (22%)
  • 36 to 4570 (14%)
  • 46 to 5552 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5%)
  • Over 758 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (65%)
  • Passenger130 (27%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car499 (79%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stroud in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Stroud

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stroud ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 2001.

Collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stroud in 2001

Cainscross, Stroud, GL5 3EY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stroud in 2001, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes in 2001

The A46 had the most collisions in Stroud in 2001: 46, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46466609
2ndM5396141
3rdA419324322
4thA38202312
5thA4135192402
6thB4008141701
7thA4173132232
8thB4066101401
9thB405891001
10thB406081213
11thA417171000
12thB40735801
13thB40704501

Towns in Stroud: crashes in 2001

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 56.

Postcode districts in Stroud: crashes in 2001

GL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud in 2001: 79.

Latest crashes in Stroud in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Stroud in 2001, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2001.

Severity

Stroud road accidents in other years