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Woodchester road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 110 road traffic collisions in Woodchester, Stroud, from 1979 to 2025, and 147 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 21 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
110
2,699th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
147
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
21
21 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Woodchester

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal43.6%
  • Serious2119%
  • Slight8577%

What the data shows

  • Woodchester had 5 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 55% fewer than the 11 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Woodchester were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Woodchester are between noon and 3pm, with 24% of collisions.
  • 10 children under 16 were killed or injured in Woodchester, 6.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Woodchester ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,699th
Most casualties
2,686th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
2,686th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (14%)
  • Tuesday11 (10%)
  • Wednesday12 (11%)
  • Thursday16 (15%)
  • Friday26 (24%)
  • Saturday17 (15%)
  • Sunday13 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight76 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway109 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph20 (18%)
  • 40 mph39 (35%)
  • 50 mph33 (30%)
  • 60 mph18 (16%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds87 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant88 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (22%)
  • Pedestrian11 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist9 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Woodchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Woodchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Woodchester peaked at 7 in 1993; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202423
202300
202222
202100
202011
201900
201800
201700
201600
201511
201411
201325
201222
201124
201000
200900
200811
200711
200612
200524
200422
200311
200224
200100
200024
199944
199833
199769
199668
199545
199422
199379
1992510
199122
199049
198944
198855
198747
198644
198522
198433
198367
198246
198133
198044
197933

Map of recent crashes in Woodchester

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Woodchester

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Woodchester

The 24 most recent collisions in Woodchester happened between 7 June 2000 and 31 July 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Woodchester

Of the 110 collisions in Woodchester, 85 were on the A46.

Collisions in Woodchester on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4685117414

Council area for Woodchester

Woodchester is in Stroud, where police recorded 13,741 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Woodchester accounts for 0.8% of them.

Postcode district for Woodchester

All 110 collisions in Woodchester were in the GL5 postcode district.