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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 18,713 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025, and 24,631 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 369 were fatal and 3,906 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 202 collisions, up 8% on 2024 (187), and casualties rose from 249 to 250.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
18,713
164th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
24,631
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
369
2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
202
Up 8% on 2024

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset

2% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3692%
  • Serious3,90621%
  • Slight14,43877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4011.6%
  • Serious4,61119%
  • Slight19,61980%

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bath and North East Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1980. In 2025 there were 202, up 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 202
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025202250
2024187249
202376101
2022190244
2021177216
2020175222
2019253323
2018262337
2017251333
2016243313
2015303419
2014284379
2013320415
2012333440
2011385491
2010371491
2009427564
2008390540
2007470600
2006474620
2005545705
2004449593
2003446603
2002453594
2001475599
2000446595
1999500725
1998459597
1997418577
1996304420
1995446594
1994342446
1993349460
1992361486
1991375510
1990457611
1989535699
1988554692
1987495619
1986515675
1985506667
1984573739
1983558706
1982592769
1981593790
1980601800
1979593813

When and where crashes happen in Bath and North East Somerset

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,579 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,706 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,787 (15%)
  • Thursday2,765 (15%)
  • Friday3,135 (17%)
  • Saturday2,662 (14%)
  • Sunday2,079 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59765 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59290 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,473 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,732 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,207 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,501 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,858 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,887 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,492 (8%)
  • February1,390 (7.4%)
  • March1,519 (8.1%)
  • April1,428 (7.6%)
  • May1,606 (8.6%)
  • June1,609 (8.6%)
  • July1,545 (8.3%)
  • August1,512 (8.1%)
  • September1,611 (8.6%)
  • October1,706 (9.1%)
  • November1,758 (9.4%)
  • December1,537 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight13,557 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,407 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,246 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown432 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit65 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds14,712 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,444 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds277 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds251 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist175 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds68 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds32 (0.2%)
  • Other396 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded358 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry12,331 (66%)
  • Wet or damp5,905 (32%)
  • Frost or ice348 (1.9%)
  • Snow73 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep24 (0.1%)
  • Mud18 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph8 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph577 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph12,064 (64%)
  • 40 mph1,185 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph410 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph4,060 (22%)
  • 70 mph405 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16,060 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road775 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout724 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway697 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded457 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant13,355 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist4,015 (16%)
  • Pedestrian3,854 (16%)
  • Cyclist2,044 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant460 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant403 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)189 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant127 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant89 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant66 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5478 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10760 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 151,348 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 205,055 (21%)
  • 21 to 253,516 (14%)
  • 26 to 354,358 (18%)
  • 36 to 453,110 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,344 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 651,654 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 751,035 (4.2%)
  • Over 75887 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded86 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider15,045 (61%)
  • Passenger5,732 (23%)
  • Pedestrian3,854 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car24,027 (71%)
  • Motorcycle4,098 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle2,095 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,304 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes972 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach657 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle300 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car196 (0.6%)
  • Minibus125 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle34 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Bath and North East Somerset

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Bath and North East Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bath and North East Somerset ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had the 164th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
164th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
156th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 156th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
185thTest Valley18,98726,2844304,402
186thDartford18,85725,9792492,980
187thAshford18,74625,7283693,823
188thBath and North East Somerset (this area)18,71324,6313693,906
189thEast Staffordshire18,70925,2623332,581
190thArun18,62724,2993303,724
191stHorsham18,56725,7424803,913

Accident hotspots in Bath and North East Somerset

Kingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 2AB area is the busiest accident hotspot in Bath and North East Somerset, with 838 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025: 2,416, including 36 fatal and 508 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42,4163,05636508
2ndA3671,5892,12542341
3rdA361,3351,80043288
4thA378031,25739187
5thA3950978416123
6thA3624796718101
7thA463706102088
8thA368361563588
9thB3116345443867
10thB3355342437773
11thA3039317355668
12thB3110270430971
13thA4175268371459
14thA431247341957
15thA3062236311254
16thB3115167231444
17thB3130154230428
18thA363147245443
19thB311492138529
20thB31117279019

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025: 7,981.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025: 6,927.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset

Of the latest 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 24 December 2025.

Severity