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A4173 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 499 collisions on the A4173 from 1979 to 2025, with 754 casualties. Of those crashes, 20 were fatal and 132 serious, and 21 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 5 collisions on the A4173, up 25% from 4 in 2024, with 7 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
499
1,971st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
754
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
20
21 people killed
Serious collisions
132
182 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
Up 25% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
Up 40% on 2024

Crash severity on the A4173

On the A4173, 4% of collisions were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal204%
  • Serious13226%
  • Slight34770%

Where the A4173 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,971st
Most casualties
1,818th
Most fatal collisions
983rd
Most serious collisions
1,531st

A4173 accidents by year

Collisions on the A4173 peaked at 24 in 1995 and were down to 5 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A4173, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202557
202445
202333
202244
202155
202046
201966
201857
2017916
201646
201522
201469
201379
20121113
201168
201045
200957
2008813
20071215
20061629
20051114
20041120
20031421
20022233
20011726
20001015
19991516
19981926
19971016
19961115
19952447
1994813
19931218
1992714
19911517
19901117
19891320
19881016
19871321
19861734
19851523
19841418
19831217
19821618
19811730
19801530
19791424

When crashes happen on the A4173

Friday has the most collisions on the A4173 (93), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (120).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (12%)
  • Tuesday87 (17%)
  • Wednesday54 (11%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday93 (19%)
  • Saturday81 (16%)
  • Sunday58 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am22 (4.4%)
  • 3am to 6am8 (1.6%)
  • 6am to 9am72 (14%)
  • 9am to noon69 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm78 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm120 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm83 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight47 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (11%)
  • February38 (7.6%)
  • March40 (8%)
  • April36 (7.2%)
  • May29 (5.8%)
  • June41 (8.2%)
  • July49 (9.8%)
  • August34 (6.8%)
  • September39 (7.8%)
  • October43 (8.6%)
  • November60 (12%)
  • December35 (7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight345 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A4173 crashes

On the A4173, 27% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 63% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph115 (23%)
  • 40 mph117 (23%)
  • 50 mph127 (25%)
  • 60 mph135 (27%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds394 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Other17 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry313 (63%)
  • Wet or damp172 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway474 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A4173 crashes

Car occupants make up 73% of the people killed or injured on the A4173, followed by motorcyclists (10%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant554 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (10%)
  • Pedestrian48 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist37 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.2%)
  • Other7 (0.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car747 (79%)
  • Motorcycle78 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1566 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20156 (21%)
  • 21 to 2590 (12%)
  • 26 to 35119 (16%)
  • 36 to 4599 (13%)
  • 46 to 5575 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6562 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.4%)
  • Over 7523 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider480 (64%)
  • Passenger226 (30%)
  • Pedestrian48 (6.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A4173

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A4173

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A4173 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A4173 were recorded in 2 council areas. Stroud has the most, with 304, followed by Gloucester (191).

Collisions on the A4173 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStroud3044891585
2ndGloucester191260545

A4173 crashes by town

Of the 499 collisions on the A4173, 182 were in the built-up area of Gloucester.

Recent crashes on the A4173

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A4173, from 24 June 2020 to 13 October 2025.

Severity