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Stroud road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 158 road traffic collisions in Stroud in 2023, and 200 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2022 (177), and casualties fell from 223.

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

Collisions in 2023
158
Down 11% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
200
Down 10% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Stroud in 2023

0.6% of collisions in Stroud in 2023 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.2% and 24% in Stroud from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious4730%
  • Slight11070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5327%
  • Slight14673%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. 2023 is highlighted, with 158, down 11% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 158
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (11%)
  • Tuesday24 (15%)
  • Wednesday23 (15%)
  • Thursday36 (23%)
  • Friday21 (13%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday17 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (8.9%)
  • February11 (7%)
  • March11 (7%)
  • April16 (10%)
  • May13 (8.2%)
  • June14 (8.9%)
  • July14 (8.9%)
  • August11 (7%)
  • September14 (8.9%)
  • October16 (10%)
  • November12 (7.6%)
  • December12 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (67%)
  • Wet or damp46 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (13%)
  • 30 mph56 (35%)
  • 40 mph18 (11%)
  • 50 mph9 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph39 (25%)
  • 70 mph16 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (11%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stroud in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant118 (59%)
  • Pedestrian28 (14%)
  • Cyclist24 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (10%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (5%)
  • 16 to 2017 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 2520 (10%)
  • 26 to 3542 (21%)
  • 36 to 4524 (12%)
  • 46 to 5519 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6532 (16%)
  • 66 to 7517 (8.5%)
  • Over 7514 (7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (68%)
  • Passenger37 (19%)
  • Pedestrian28 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car206 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle20 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stroud in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had fewer road collisions than 243 of them in 2023.

Collisions
244th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
206th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stroud in 2023

Stroud Central, Stroud, GL5 1AE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stroud in 2023, with 14 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes in 2023

The A419 had the most collisions in Stroud in 2023: 20, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA419202603
2ndM5152104
3rdA38111606
4thA4691104
5thB40088902
6thB40667903
7thA41356610
8thB40704600
9thB40603502
10thB40713401
11thA41712201
12thB40582201
13thA41731100
14thB40731100

Towns in Stroud: crashes in 2023

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 32.

Postcode districts in Stroud: crashes in 2023

GL5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud in 2023: 47.

Latest crashes in Stroud in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Stroud in 2023, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2023.

Severity

Stroud road accidents in other years