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Stroud road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 111 road traffic collisions in Stroud in 2016, and 154 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2015 (132), and casualties fell from 198.

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

Collisions in 2016
111
Down 16% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
154
Down 22% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
5.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Stroud in 2016

5.4% of collisions in Stroud in 2016 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.2% and 24% in Stroud from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal65.4%
  • Serious3229%
  • Slight7366%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63.9%
  • Serious3523%
  • Slight11373%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. 2016 is highlighted, with 111, down 16% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 111
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (14%)
  • Tuesday17 (15%)
  • Wednesday15 (14%)
  • Thursday15 (14%)
  • Friday19 (17%)
  • Saturday15 (14%)
  • Sunday14 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (42%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (9.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (5.4%)
  • February10 (9%)
  • March13 (12%)
  • April16 (14%)
  • May11 (9.9%)
  • June10 (9%)
  • July7 (6.3%)
  • August9 (8.1%)
  • September9 (8.1%)
  • October6 (5.4%)
  • November9 (8.1%)
  • December5 (4.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight89 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (8.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds84 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.8%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry75 (68%)
  • Wet or damp33 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph40 (36%)
  • 40 mph21 (19%)
  • 50 mph11 (9.9%)
  • 60 mph25 (23%)
  • 70 mph11 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway92 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stroud in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant86 (56%)
  • Pedestrian21 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (13%)
  • Cyclist15 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1511 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2020 (13%)
  • 21 to 2514 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3515 (9.7%)
  • 36 to 4530 (19%)
  • 46 to 5520 (13%)
  • 56 to 6517 (11%)
  • 66 to 757 (4.5%)
  • Over 7516 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider94 (61%)
  • Passenger39 (25%)
  • Pedestrian21 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car133 (68%)
  • Motorcycle20 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (4.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stroud in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 2016.

Collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stroud in 2016

Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5UF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stroud in 2016, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes in 2016

The A38 and M5 had the most collisions in Stroud in 2016, with 13 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38131715
2ndM5133003
3rdA419121211
4thB406691404
5thA467904
6thB40085503
7thA41354401
8thB40583600
9thB40702210
10thA41731300
11thB40731501

Towns in Stroud: crashes in 2016

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 16.

Postcode districts in Stroud: crashes in 2016

GL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud in 2016: 20.

Latest crashes in Stroud in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Stroud in 2016, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Stroud road accidents in other years