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Stroud road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 261 road traffic collisions in Stroud in 2008, and 359 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2007 (311), and casualties fell from 415.

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

Collisions in 2008
261
Down 16% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
359
Down 13% on 2007
Fatal collisions
6
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Stroud in 2008

2.3% of collisions in Stroud in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.2% and 24% in Stroud from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious3212%
  • Slight22385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious339.2%
  • Slight31889%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. 2008 is highlighted, with 261, down 16% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (16%)
  • Thursday41 (16%)
  • Friday32 (12%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday33 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (10%)
  • February18 (6.9%)
  • March23 (8.8%)
  • April15 (5.7%)
  • May22 (8.4%)
  • June22 (8.4%)
  • July19 (7.3%)
  • August23 (8.8%)
  • September22 (8.4%)
  • October17 (6.5%)
  • November27 (10%)
  • December26 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds198 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (70%)
  • Wet or damp71 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph112 (43%)
  • 40 mph53 (20%)
  • 50 mph29 (11%)
  • 60 mph38 (15%)
  • 70 mph25 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (13%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stroud in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (74%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist16 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2086 (24%)
  • 21 to 2542 (12%)
  • 26 to 3552 (14%)
  • 36 to 4562 (17%)
  • 46 to 5545 (13%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.5%)
  • Over 7512 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (65%)
  • Passenger92 (26%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car375 (83%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stroud in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 2008.

Collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stroud in 2008

Stroud Central, Stroud, GL5 1AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stroud in 2008, with 15 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes in 2008

The M5 had the most collisions in Stroud in 2008: 31, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5314924
2ndA46273101
3rdA419253512
4thB4008151704
5thA38131702
6thA4135101101
7thB40587804
8thB406671311
9thA417361101
10thB40606800
11thB40735802
12thA41713300
13thB40142300
14thB40702500

Towns in Stroud: crashes in 2008

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 42.

Postcode districts in Stroud: crashes in 2008

GL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud in 2008: 64.

Latest crashes in Stroud in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Stroud in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Stroud road accidents in other years