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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 304 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1996, and 420 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 32% on 1995 (446), and casualties fell from 594.

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

Collisions in 1996
304
Down 32% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
420
Down 29% on 1995
Fatal collisions
9
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 1996

3% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1996 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93%
  • Serious4113%
  • Slight25484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious5714%
  • Slight35484%

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. 1996 is highlighted, with 304, down 32% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday49 (16%)
  • Saturday55 (18%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.2%)
  • February40 (13%)
  • March23 (7.6%)
  • April17 (5.6%)
  • May20 (6.6%)
  • June36 (12%)
  • July18 (5.9%)
  • August15 (4.9%)
  • September17 (5.6%)
  • October49 (16%)
  • November22 (7.2%)
  • December19 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (62%)
  • Wet or damp102 (34%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph187 (62%)
  • 40 mph26 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph83 (27%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (65%)
  • Pedestrian67 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist25 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2058 (14%)
  • 21 to 2566 (16%)
  • 26 to 3585 (20%)
  • 36 to 4556 (13%)
  • 46 to 5548 (11%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.2%)
  • Over 756 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (56%)
  • Passenger118 (28%)
  • Pedestrian67 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car444 (81%)
  • Motorcycle39 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 1996

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1996 in Bath and North East Somerset

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bath and North East Somerset ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 1996.

Collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 1996

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1996: 42, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4426107
2ndA367253423
3rdA36172215
4thA368152301
5thA39152113
6thA46152502
7thA362111502
8thA37111613
9thB33556810
10thA4315900
11thA41754501
12thB31164400
13thA30393300
14thB31103801
15thA3632601
16thA4202200
17thB31112200
18thA30621110
19thA41741201
20thB31141210

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1996

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 1996: 111.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1996

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 1996: 103.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years