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Stroud road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 133 road traffic collisions in Stroud in 2020, and 166 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2019 (145), and casualties fell from 193.

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

Collisions in 2020
133
Down 8% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
166
Down 14% on 2019
Fatal collisions
4
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Stroud in 2020

3% of collisions in Stroud in 2020 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.2% and 24% in Stroud from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43%
  • Serious4937%
  • Slight8060%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious5231%
  • Slight11066%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. 2020 is highlighted, with 133, down 8% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 133
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (14%)
  • Tuesday19 (14%)
  • Wednesday20 (15%)
  • Thursday15 (11%)
  • Friday22 (17%)
  • Saturday22 (17%)
  • Sunday17 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (9%)
  • February12 (9%)
  • March12 (9%)
  • April3 (2.3%)
  • May14 (11%)
  • June9 (6.8%)
  • July11 (8.3%)
  • August7 (5.3%)
  • September16 (12%)
  • October15 (11%)
  • November12 (9%)
  • December10 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight98 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds106 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry96 (72%)
  • Wet or damp31 (23%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (2.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3%)
  • 30 mph55 (41%)
  • 40 mph12 (9%)
  • 50 mph17 (13%)
  • 60 mph26 (20%)
  • 70 mph19 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway98 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (14%)
  • Roundabout12 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stroud in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant97 (58%)
  • Cyclist33 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian11 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2016 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2522 (13%)
  • 26 to 3529 (17%)
  • 36 to 4522 (13%)
  • 46 to 5528 (17%)
  • 56 to 6517 (10%)
  • 66 to 7514 (8.4%)
  • Over 755 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider121 (73%)
  • Passenger34 (20%)
  • Pedestrian11 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car173 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (13%)
  • Motorcycle18 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stroud in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 2020.

Collisions
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Stroud in 2020

Hardwicke, Stroud, GL2 2RQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stroud in 2020, with 8 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes in 2020

The M5 had the most collisions in Stroud in 2020: 20, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5202714
2ndA38131707
3rdB4066111605
4thA419101514
5thA4681014
6thA41354401
7thB40084401
8thB40584402
9thA41733500
10thB12301
11thB40732301
12thA11100
13thA41711100
14thB40601100
15thB40711101

Towns in Stroud: crashes in 2020

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 16.

Postcode districts in Stroud: crashes in 2020

GL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud in 2020: 26.

Latest crashes in Stroud in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Stroud in 2020, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2020.

Severity

Stroud road accidents in other years