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Stroud road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 337 road traffic collisions in Stroud in 2005, and 447 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2004 (316), and casualties rose from 433.

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

Collisions in 2005
337
Up 7% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
447
Up 3% on 2004
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Stroud in 2005

1.8% of collisions in Stroud in 2005 were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 2.2% and 24% in Stroud from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious329.5%
  • Slight29989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious357.8%
  • Slight40490%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. 2005 is highlighted, with 337, up 7% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (16%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (4.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8%)
  • February23 (6.8%)
  • March30 (8.9%)
  • April25 (7.4%)
  • May28 (8.3%)
  • June25 (7.4%)
  • July32 (9.5%)
  • August30 (8.9%)
  • September24 (7.1%)
  • October23 (6.8%)
  • November35 (10%)
  • December35 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds265 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (66%)
  • Wet or damp103 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph142 (42%)
  • 40 mph53 (16%)
  • 50 mph20 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph78 (23%)
  • 70 mph40 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (14%)
  • Roundabout22 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stroud in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant315 (70%)
  • Pedestrian41 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist32 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2076 (17%)
  • 21 to 2565 (15%)
  • 26 to 3561 (14%)
  • 36 to 4581 (18%)
  • 46 to 5549 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (6%)
  • Over 7510 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (71%)
  • Passenger90 (20%)
  • Pedestrian41 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car469 (78%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stroud in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 2005.

Collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stroud in 2005

Stroud Central, Stroud, GL5 1AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stroud in 2005, with 35 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes in 2005

The M5 had the most collisions in Stroud in 2005: 40, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5406336
2ndA46344614
3rdA419263100
4thB4008171901
5thB4066172110
6thA4135162303
7thA38142011
8thB4058111503
9thB4070101100
10thA417381001
11thA417171202
12thB40607901
13thB40714601
14thB40732400
15thA4171100
16thB40141200

Towns in Stroud: crashes in 2005

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 67.

Postcode districts in Stroud: crashes in 2005

GL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud in 2005: 96.

Latest crashes in Stroud in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Stroud in 2005, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Stroud road accidents in other years