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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 375 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1991, and 510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 1990 (457), and casualties fell from 611.

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

Collisions in 1991
375
Down 18% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
510
Down 17% on 1990
Fatal collisions
13
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 1991

3.5% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1991 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.5%
  • Serious7821%
  • Slight28476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.7%
  • Serious10020%
  • Slight39678%

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. 1991 is highlighted, with 375, down 18% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (15%)
  • Wednesday37 (9.9%)
  • Thursday50 (13%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (17%)
  • Sunday57 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.9%)
  • February20 (5.3%)
  • March25 (6.7%)
  • April42 (11%)
  • May32 (8.5%)
  • June39 (10%)
  • July28 (7.5%)
  • August30 (8%)
  • September36 (9.6%)
  • October32 (8.5%)
  • November25 (6.7%)
  • December29 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight264 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other18 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (65%)
  • Wet or damp115 (31%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph245 (65%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph111 (30%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway322 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant299 (59%)
  • Pedestrian85 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (14%)
  • Cyclist24 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20109 (21%)
  • 21 to 2588 (17%)
  • 26 to 3591 (18%)
  • 36 to 4558 (11%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.7%)
  • Over 7518 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (56%)
  • Passenger140 (27%)
  • Pedestrian85 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car482 (74%)
  • Motorcycle69 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in Bath and North East Somerset

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bath and North East Somerset ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 1991.

Collisions
255th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 1991

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1991: 55, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45568113
2ndA36172322
3rdA37162505
4thA367131503
5thA39122725
6thA4175111201
7thA368101905
8thA43171312
9thA30625603
10thB31105711
11thB31155610
12thB31305700
13thA3624701
14thA463712
15thB31163501
16thA3632300
17thA46002500
18thB31142200
19thB33552211
20thA30391200

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1991

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 1991: 152.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1991

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 1991: 133.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1991, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1991.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years