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Stroud road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in Stroud in 2002, and 497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2001 (340), and casualties rose from 484.

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

Collisions in 2002
352
Up 4% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
497
Up 3% on 2001
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Stroud in 2002

0.9% of collisions in Stroud in 2002 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.2% and 24% in Stroud from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4112%
  • Slight30888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious448.9%
  • Slight45091%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. 2002 is highlighted, with 352, up 4% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (18%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday51 (14%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday34 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.2%)
  • February29 (8.2%)
  • March24 (6.8%)
  • April30 (8.5%)
  • May30 (8.5%)
  • June23 (6.5%)
  • July37 (11%)
  • August28 (8%)
  • September22 (6.3%)
  • October33 (9.4%)
  • November35 (9.9%)
  • December32 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Other9 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (63%)
  • Wet or damp124 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph138 (39%)
  • 40 mph42 (12%)
  • 50 mph33 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph87 (25%)
  • 70 mph52 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (16%)
  • Roundabout32 (9.1%)
  • 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 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant365 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist25 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20102 (21%)
  • 21 to 2562 (12%)
  • 26 to 3592 (19%)
  • 36 to 4572 (14%)
  • 46 to 5547 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.8%)
  • Over 7515 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider328 (66%)
  • Passenger130 (26%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car536 (81%)
  • Motorcycle45 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stroud in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stroud ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 2002.

Collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stroud in 2002

Cainscross, Stroud, GL5 3EY area and Stroud Central, Stroud, GL5 1AE area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Stroud in 2002, with 22 collisions each.

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes in 2002

The M5 had the most collisions in Stroud in 2002: 52, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5529108
2ndA46466413
3rdA419375503
4thA38223122
5thA4135172104
6thB4008141800
7thA4173122003
8thB4066101200
9thA41717700
10thB40587900
11thB40737802
12thB40704500
13thB40713401
14thB40602200

Towns in Stroud: crashes in 2002

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 61.

Postcode districts in Stroud: crashes in 2002

GL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud in 2002: 84.

Latest crashes in Stroud in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Stroud in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Stroud road accidents in other years