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GL5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,557 road traffic collisions in the GL5 postcode district, Stroud, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,350 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 772 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 39 collisions, up 15% on 2024 (34).

Collisions since 1979
3,557
1,059th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,350
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
38
40 people killed
Serious collisions
772
858 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
39
Up 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
46
Up 5% on 2024

Road collision statistics for GL5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal381.1%
  • Serious77222%
  • Slight2,74777%

What the data shows

  • GL5 had 292 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 517 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in GL5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 531 children under 16 were killed or injured in GL5, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in GL5.

Where GL5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,059th
Most casualties
1,204th
Most fatal collisions
1,575th
Most serious collisions
796th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday534 (15%)
  • Tuesday539 (15%)
  • Wednesday530 (15%)
  • Thursday573 (16%)
  • Friday596 (17%)
  • Saturday445 (13%)
  • Sunday340 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,638 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit612 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting217 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown70 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,143 (88%)
  • Roundabout266 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road83 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph57 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph2,412 (68%)
  • 40 mph591 (17%)
  • 50 mph135 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph350 (9.8%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,884 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds394 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds59 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist24 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other62 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded68 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,001 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist923 (21%)
  • Pedestrian786 (18%)
  • Cyclist449 (10%)
  • Van occupant67 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant60 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

GL5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in GL5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in GL5 peaked at 153 in 1983; 2025 had 39.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 39
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253946
20243444
20234754
20223542
20211414
20202026
20193238
20183136
20172027
20162021
20153035
20142633
20133039
20124557
20115261
20103748
20096987
20086482
20078396
20068194
200596123
200485105
20037287
200284111
200179113
200082103
199989107
19986787
19977889
19967493
19956784
19946985
1993101139
1992102123
199189111
199096125
1989106138
1988117139
1987141173
1986112133
1985133157
1984129148
1983153172
1982136164
1981146172
1980112132
1979133157

Map of recent crashes in GL5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in GL5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in GL5

The 24 most recent collisions in GL5 happened between 4 July and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in GL5

The A419 has the most collisions in GL5, 882 of 3,557 (25%), followed by the A46 (856).

Collisions in GL5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4198821,1058210
2ndA468561,07012174
3rdA4171192235140
4thB40706883010
5thB4008667306
6thB40665263112

Council area for GL5

GL5 is in Stroud, where police recorded 13,741 collisions from 1979 to 2025. GL5 accounts for 26% of them.

Towns in GL5

Collisions in GL5 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Stroud (2,440) and Brimscombe and Thrupp (265).