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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 457 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1990, and 611 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1989 (535), and casualties fell from 699.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,713 collisions in Bath and North East Somerset.

Collisions in 1990
457
Down 15% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
611
Down 13% on 1989
Fatal collisions
11
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 1990

2.4% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1990 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious11525%
  • Slight33172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious14123%
  • Slight45975%

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. 1990 is highlighted, with 457, down 15% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (12%)
  • Wednesday75 (16%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday70 (15%)
  • Saturday74 (16%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (14%)
  • February46 (10%)
  • March40 (8.8%)
  • April41 (9%)
  • May35 (7.7%)
  • June34 (7.4%)
  • July32 (7%)
  • August24 (5.3%)
  • September26 (5.7%)
  • October31 (6.8%)
  • November47 (10%)
  • December39 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight298 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other23 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (68%)
  • Wet or damp136 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph301 (66%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph132 (29%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway412 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant310 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (18%)
  • Pedestrian109 (18%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20120 (20%)
  • 21 to 2591 (15%)
  • 26 to 35127 (21%)
  • 36 to 4569 (11%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.7%)
  • Over 7525 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider336 (55%)
  • Passenger166 (27%)
  • Pedestrian109 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car562 (71%)
  • Motorcycle110 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Bath and North East Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bath and North East Somerset ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had fewer road collisions than 222 of them in 1990.

Collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
172nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 1990

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1990: 64, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46478121
2ndA364365112
3rdA3674145211
4thA37173015
5thA46142123
6thA368122103
7thA39123415
8thB3116101402
9thA303991001
10thA306291001
11thA417591102
12thA36381602
13thB33556801
14thA3625502
15thA4315903
16thB31155601
17thB31103401
18thB31112200
19thA14001100
20thB31301100

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1990

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 1990: 234.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1990

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 1990: 201.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1990, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years