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Stroud road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 117 road traffic collisions in Stroud in 2018, and 149 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2017 (108), and casualties fell from 155.

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

Collisions in 2018
117
Up 8% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
149
Down 4% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Stroud in 2018

3.4% of collisions in Stroud in 2018 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2.2% and 24% in Stroud from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.4%
  • Serious4538%
  • Slight6858%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.7%
  • Serious4631%
  • Slight9966%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. 2018 is highlighted, with 117, up 8% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 117
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (7.7%)
  • Tuesday16 (14%)
  • Wednesday29 (25%)
  • Thursday20 (17%)
  • Friday18 (15%)
  • Saturday10 (8.5%)
  • Sunday15 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (15%)
  • February8 (6.8%)
  • March4 (3.4%)
  • April8 (6.8%)
  • May8 (6.8%)
  • June14 (12%)
  • July9 (7.7%)
  • August9 (7.7%)
  • September5 (4.3%)
  • October11 (9.4%)
  • November15 (13%)
  • December8 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight86 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds91 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (6%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry87 (74%)
  • Wet or damp26 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph49 (42%)
  • 40 mph17 (15%)
  • 50 mph11 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph22 (19%)
  • 70 mph14 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway90 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (11%)
  • Roundabout8 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stroud in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant72 (48%)
  • Cyclist23 (15%)
  • Pedestrian21 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (13%)
  • Van occupant6 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 155 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2018 (12%)
  • 21 to 2515 (10%)
  • 26 to 3531 (21%)
  • 36 to 4517 (11%)
  • 46 to 5524 (16%)
  • 56 to 6510 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 757 (4.7%)
  • Over 7511 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider101 (68%)
  • Passenger27 (18%)
  • Pedestrian21 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car142 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (11%)
  • Motorcycle22 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stroud in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 2018.

Collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stroud in 2018

Stroud Central, Stroud, GL5 1AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stroud in 2018, with 14 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes in 2018

The M5 had the most collisions in Stroud in 2018: 13, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5131503
2ndA419111606
3rdA4691006
4thA3881012
5thB40666800
6thA41735701
7thA41353502
8thB40082501
9thB40582401
10thB40702301
11thB40732201
12thB40601101

Towns in Stroud: crashes in 2018

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 22.

Postcode districts in Stroud: crashes in 2018

GL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud in 2018: 31.

Latest crashes in Stroud in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Stroud in 2018, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2018.

Severity

Stroud road accidents in other years