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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 418 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1997, and 577 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 38% on 1996 (304), and casualties rose from 420.

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

Collisions in 1997
418
Up 38% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
577
Up 37% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 1997

1.2% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1997 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious5814%
  • Slight35585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious6912%
  • Slight50387%

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. 1997 is highlighted, with 418, up 38% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday70 (17%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday60 (14%)
  • Saturday70 (17%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (9.6%)
  • February31 (7.4%)
  • March32 (7.7%)
  • April33 (7.9%)
  • May28 (6.7%)
  • June30 (7.2%)
  • July31 (7.4%)
  • August43 (10%)
  • September35 (8.4%)
  • October49 (12%)
  • November40 (9.6%)
  • December26 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (16%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (65%)
  • Wet or damp137 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph269 (64%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph111 (27%)
  • 70 mph4 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway348 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant383 (66%)
  • Pedestrian95 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2096 (17%)
  • 21 to 2576 (13%)
  • 26 to 35140 (24%)
  • 36 to 4577 (13%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.5%)
  • Over 7526 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider328 (57%)
  • Passenger154 (27%)
  • Pedestrian95 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car630 (81%)
  • Motorcycle44 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 1997.

Collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 1997

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1997: 58, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4586716
2ndA367425926
3rdA36324405
4thA37213122
5thA39152704
6thA362132502
7thA3039121201
8thA368101301
9thA4691502
10thB311691602
11thA306281402
12thA43171302
13thA36351302
14thA41755801
15thB33555700
16thB31104701
17thB31154400
18thB31303400
19thB31142200
20thB31392200

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1997

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 1997: 160.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1997

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 1997: 155.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1997, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1997.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years