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Stroud road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 177 road traffic collisions in Stroud in 2022, and 223 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 37% on 2021 (129), and casualties rose from 168.

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

Collisions in 2022
177
Up 37% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
223
Up 33% on 2021
Fatal collisions
5
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Stroud in 2022

2.8% of collisions in Stroud in 2022 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.2% and 24% in Stroud from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.8%
  • Serious5933%
  • Slight11364%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.7%
  • Serious6630%
  • Slight15168%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. 2022 is highlighted, with 177, up 37% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 177
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (15%)
  • Tuesday19 (11%)
  • Wednesday23 (13%)
  • Thursday29 (16%)
  • Friday25 (14%)
  • Saturday30 (17%)
  • Sunday24 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (9.6%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (3.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.5%)
  • February15 (8.5%)
  • March12 (6.8%)
  • April14 (7.9%)
  • May14 (7.9%)
  • June18 (10%)
  • July10 (5.6%)
  • August11 (6.2%)
  • September13 (7.3%)
  • October19 (11%)
  • November16 (9%)
  • December20 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight134 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (11%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (71%)
  • Wet or damp46 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (7.3%)
  • 30 mph59 (33%)
  • 40 mph29 (16%)
  • 50 mph24 (14%)
  • 60 mph40 (23%)
  • 70 mph12 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway147 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout12 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stroud in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant135 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (15%)
  • Cyclist26 (12%)
  • Pedestrian15 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2025 (11%)
  • 21 to 2520 (9%)
  • 26 to 3534 (15%)
  • 36 to 4529 (13%)
  • 46 to 5531 (14%)
  • 56 to 6532 (14%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6.3%)
  • Over 7514 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider165 (74%)
  • Passenger43 (19%)
  • Pedestrian15 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car219 (71%)
  • Motorcycle32 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stroud in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 2022.

Collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stroud in 2022

Severn, Stroud, GL2 7PA area and Stroud Central, Stroud, GL5 1AE area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Stroud in 2022, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes in 2022

The A46 had the most collisions in Stroud in 2022: 20, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46202717
2ndA419162005
3rdA38152105
4thM5121907
5thB4066111433
6thA413591002
7thB40089900
8thB40585605
9thA41712201
10thB40602201
11thB40702201
12thB40712201
13thB40732600
14thA41731101

Towns in Stroud: crashes in 2022

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 24.

Postcode districts in Stroud: crashes in 2022

GL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud in 2022: 35.

Latest crashes in Stroud in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Stroud in 2022, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Stroud road accidents in other years