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GL6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,586 road traffic collisions in the GL6 postcode district, Stroud, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,622 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 54 were fatal and 654 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 22 collisions, down 49% on 2024 (43).

Collisions since 1979
2,586
1,481st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,622
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
54
57 people killed
Serious collisions
654
820 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
Down 49% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
27
Down 52% on 2024

Road collision statistics for GL6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal542.1%
  • Serious65425%
  • Slight1,87873%

What the data shows

  • GL6 had 256 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 365 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in GL6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 305 children under 16 were killed or injured in GL6, 8.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in GL6.

Where GL6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,481st
Most casualties
1,437th
Most fatal collisions
1,074th
Most serious collisions
1,061st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday345 (13%)
  • Tuesday345 (13%)
  • Wednesday380 (15%)
  • Thursday362 (14%)
  • Friday403 (16%)
  • Saturday417 (16%)
  • Sunday334 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,883 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting459 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit183 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown53 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,516 (97%)
  • Roundabout26 (1%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph24 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph777 (30%)
  • 40 mph251 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph417 (16%)
  • 60 mph1,077 (42%)
  • 70 mph38 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,084 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds270 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist33 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.4%)
  • Other35 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded50 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,394 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist587 (16%)
  • Pedestrian294 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist152 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant94 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

GL6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in GL6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in GL6 peaked at 102 in 1982; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 22
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252227
20244356
20231522
20222535
20212534
20202533
20193345
20182530
20172737
20161621
20152746
20142333
20132228
20122027
20112537
20103550
20093660
20086082
20076382
20065471
20057095
20046585
20034963
20027194
20016594
20005974
19996892
19985574
19976897
19964163
19955478
199466110
19936187
199276125
199176110
19907199
198980115
198885114
198784103
198683120
198589118
198493126
198383116
1982102149
198184116
198084122
197983127

Map of recent crashes in GL6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in GL6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in GL6

The 24 most recent collisions in GL6 happened between 18 December 2024 and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in GL6

The A46 has the most collisions in GL6, 654 of 2,586 (25%), followed by the A419 (238).

Collisions in GL6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4665497616174
2ndA419238353954
3rdA4173137220339
4thB4070115170434
5thB40586777013
6thB40735488115
7thB4014436207

Council areas covering GL6

Collisions in GL6 were recorded in 3 council areas. Stroud has 2,467 of 2,586 (95%).

Collisions in GL6 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStroud2,4673,42749628
2ndCotswold114185524
3rdGloucester4802

Towns in GL6

Collisions in GL6 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Nailsworth (383) and Chalford (255).