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Stroud road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 316 road traffic collisions in Stroud in 2003, and 418 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2002 (352), and casualties fell from 497.

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

Collisions in 2003
316
Down 10% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
418
Down 16% on 2002
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Stroud in 2003

2.5% of collisions in Stroud in 2003 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.2% and 24% in Stroud from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious3511%
  • Slight27386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious4210%
  • Slight36688%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. 2003 is highlighted, with 316, down 10% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday54 (17%)
  • Thursday35 (11%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (16%)
  • Sunday43 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.6%)
  • February28 (8.9%)
  • March28 (8.9%)
  • April25 (7.9%)
  • May22 (7%)
  • June21 (6.6%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August27 (8.5%)
  • September26 (8.2%)
  • October27 (8.5%)
  • November27 (8.5%)
  • December26 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (9.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (72%)
  • Wet or damp83 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph115 (36%)
  • 40 mph43 (14%)
  • 50 mph20 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph95 (30%)
  • 70 mph43 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway246 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (14%)
  • Roundabout23 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stroud in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant286 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (11%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2094 (22%)
  • 21 to 2552 (12%)
  • 26 to 3571 (17%)
  • 36 to 4551 (12%)
  • 46 to 5550 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.6%)
  • Over 7515 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (67%)
  • Passenger101 (24%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car445 (79%)
  • Motorcycle50 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stroud in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 2003.

Collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stroud in 2003

Stroud Central, Stroud, GL5 1AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stroud in 2003, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes in 2003

The M5 had the most collisions in Stroud in 2003: 43, including 4 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5436543
2ndA46375006
3rdA419283713
4thA38264216
5thB4008262902
6thB4066131403
7thA4135111400
8thA417191102
9thA417381301
10thB405871111
11thB40705702
12thB40604400
13thB40142400
14thB40732200
15thB40711200

Towns in Stroud: crashes in 2003

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 50.

Postcode districts in Stroud: crashes in 2003

GL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud in 2003: 72.

Latest crashes in Stroud in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Stroud in 2003, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Stroud road accidents in other years