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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 475 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2001, and 599 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2000 (446), and casualties rose from 595.

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

Collisions in 2001
475
Up 7% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
599
Up 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 2001

1.3% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2001 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious5111%
  • Slight41888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious559.2%
  • Slight53890%

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. 2001 is highlighted, with 475, up 7% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (11%)
  • Tuesday76 (16%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday79 (17%)
  • Friday85 (18%)
  • Saturday60 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (9.7%)
  • February43 (9.1%)
  • March42 (8.8%)
  • April41 (8.6%)
  • May46 (9.7%)
  • June44 (9.3%)
  • July39 (8.2%)
  • August39 (8.2%)
  • September34 (7.2%)
  • October28 (5.9%)
  • November37 (7.8%)
  • December36 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds393 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry322 (68%)
  • Wet or damp146 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph308 (65%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph124 (26%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway396 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant370 (62%)
  • Pedestrian89 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (11%)
  • Cyclist46 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20100 (17%)
  • 21 to 2588 (15%)
  • 26 to 35125 (21%)
  • 36 to 4590 (15%)
  • 46 to 5552 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6549 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.7%)
  • Over 7520 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider387 (65%)
  • Passenger123 (21%)
  • Pedestrian89 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car690 (78%)
  • Motorcycle70 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots 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

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bath and North East Somerset ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 2001.

Collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bath and North East Somerset in 2001

Kingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bath and North East Somerset in 2001, with 43 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 2001

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2001: 70, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4709309
2ndA367476013
3rdA36445936
4thA37212702
5thB3355172400
6thA368142203
7thA39131400
8thA362121301
9thA46122102
10thB311681202
11thA30627800
12thA4317902
13thB31107900
14thB31307800
15thA30396800
16thA41754400
17thA3633600
18thA41742200
19thB31152200
20thB31141100

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2001

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 2001: 181.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2001

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 2001: 190.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years