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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 446 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2000, and 595 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1999 (500), and casualties fell from 725.

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

Collisions in 2000
446
Down 11% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
595
Down 18% on 1999
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 2000

1.1% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2000 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious5713%
  • Slight38486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious7412%
  • Slight51687%

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. 2000 is highlighted, with 446, down 11% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (15%)
  • Tuesday82 (18%)
  • Wednesday72 (16%)
  • Thursday57 (13%)
  • Friday73 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (9.9%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.8%)
  • February30 (6.7%)
  • March31 (7%)
  • April43 (9.6%)
  • May51 (11%)
  • June27 (6.1%)
  • July43 (9.6%)
  • August27 (6.1%)
  • September41 (9.2%)
  • October35 (7.8%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December36 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry249 (56%)
  • Wet or damp185 (41%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Mud3 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph271 (61%)
  • 40 mph44 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph121 (27%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway390 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant374 (63%)
  • Pedestrian88 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2074 (12%)
  • 21 to 2579 (13%)
  • 26 to 35136 (23%)
  • 36 to 4593 (16%)
  • 46 to 5557 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.4%)
  • Over 7517 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (59%)
  • Passenger156 (26%)
  • Pedestrian88 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car651 (77%)
  • Motorcycle62 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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

How Bath and North East Somerset ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 2000.

Collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 2000

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2000: 55, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4556907
2ndA367334304
3rdA36304015
4thA37284407
5thA46172812
6thA362111801
7thA39101603
8thB311691101
9thB335591604
10thA306281100
11thA3686802
12thB311061303
13thB31156701
14thB31306700
15thA30395800
16thA41755700
17thA3634500
18thB31114400
19thB31144811
20thA4313400

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2000

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 2000: 157.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2000

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 2000: 163.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years