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Stroud road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 161 road traffic collisions in Stroud in 2024, and 214 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2023 (158), and casualties rose from 200.

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

Collisions in 2024
161
Up 2% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
214
Up 7% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Stroud in 2024

0.6% of collisions in Stroud in 2024 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.2% and 24% in Stroud from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious4025%
  • Slight12075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4621%
  • Slight16778%

Stroud road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stroud, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 500 in 1987. 2024 is highlighted, with 161, up 2% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 161
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (17%)
  • Tuesday24 (15%)
  • Wednesday18 (11%)
  • Thursday27 (17%)
  • Friday25 (16%)
  • Saturday25 (16%)
  • Sunday15 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (8.1%)
  • February15 (9.3%)
  • March10 (6.2%)
  • April12 (7.5%)
  • May17 (11%)
  • June15 (9.3%)
  • July13 (8.1%)
  • August13 (8.1%)
  • September12 (7.5%)
  • October16 (9.9%)
  • November10 (6.2%)
  • December15 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds127 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry108 (67%)
  • Wet or damp51 (32%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (5.6%)
  • 30 mph48 (30%)
  • 40 mph30 (19%)
  • 50 mph21 (13%)
  • 60 mph39 (24%)
  • 70 mph14 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway136 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout5 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stroud in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant142 (66%)
  • Pedestrian24 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist19 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2034 (16%)
  • 21 to 2526 (12%)
  • 26 to 3536 (17%)
  • 36 to 4528 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (16%)
  • 56 to 6518 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (7.9%)
  • Over 756 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (69%)
  • Passenger43 (20%)
  • Pedestrian24 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car218 (76%)
  • Motorcycle22 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stroud in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stroud had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 2024.

Collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stroud in 2024

Cainscross, Stroud, GL5 3EY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stroud in 2024, with 9 collisions.

Roads in Stroud with the most crashes in 2024

The A38 had the most collisions in Stroud in 2024: 21, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stroud, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38212706
2ndA46202505
3rdM5131903
4thA413591202
5thA41991300
6thB400891113
7thB406671203
8thB40707803
9thB40583301
10thA41711100
11thA41731101
12thB40601100
13thB40711100

Towns in Stroud: crashes in 2024

Stroud itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 20.

Postcode districts in Stroud: crashes in 2024

GL6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stroud in 2024: 41.

Latest crashes in Stroud in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Stroud in 2024, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Stroud road accidents in other years