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Stroud road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 129 road traffic collisions in Stroud in 2021, and 168 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2020 (133), and casualties rose from 166.

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

Collisions in 2021
129
Down 3% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
168
Up 1% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Stroud in 2021

0.8% of collisions in Stroud in 2021 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.2% and 24% in Stroud from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious4233%
  • Slight8667%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious4829%
  • Slight11971%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. 2021 is highlighted, with 129, down 3% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 129
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (12%)
  • Tuesday21 (16%)
  • Wednesday18 (14%)
  • Thursday27 (21%)
  • Friday18 (14%)
  • Saturday15 (12%)
  • Sunday15 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (7%)
  • February7 (5.4%)
  • March7 (5.4%)
  • April13 (10%)
  • May12 (9.3%)
  • June6 (4.7%)
  • July9 (7%)
  • August11 (8.5%)
  • September15 (12%)
  • October16 (12%)
  • November14 (11%)
  • December10 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight87 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds106 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry90 (70%)
  • Wet or damp34 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph43 (33%)
  • 40 mph24 (19%)
  • 50 mph21 (16%)
  • 60 mph25 (19%)
  • 70 mph11 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway106 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout8 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stroud in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant100 (60%)
  • Cyclist21 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (10%)
  • Pedestrian15 (8.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (3%)
  • Van occupant5 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2017 (10%)
  • 21 to 2523 (14%)
  • 26 to 3527 (16%)
  • 36 to 4521 (13%)
  • 46 to 5530 (18%)
  • 56 to 6516 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (6.5%)
  • Over 757 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider125 (74%)
  • Passenger28 (17%)
  • Pedestrian15 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car161 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle17 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stroud in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 2021.

Collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stroud in 2021

Hardwicke, Stroud, GL2 2RQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stroud in 2021, with 8 collisions.

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes in 2021

The A419 had the most collisions in Stroud in 2021: 19, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA419192207
2ndA38132103
3rdM5132015
4thB4066101505
5thA4681103
6thB40088801
7thA413571401
8thB40583503
9thB40703400
10thA41732202
11thB40141100
12thB40601100

Towns in Stroud: crashes in 2021

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 12.

Postcode districts in Stroud: crashes in 2021

GL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud in 2021: 31.

Latest crashes in Stroud in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Stroud in 2021, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

Stroud road accidents in other years