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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 453 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2002, and 594 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2001 (475), and casualties fell from 599.

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

Collisions in 2002
453
Down 5% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
594
Down 1% on 2001
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 2002

2% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2002 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious5111%
  • Slight39387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious589.8%
  • Slight52789%

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. 2002 is highlighted, with 453, down 5% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (16%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday85 (19%)
  • Thursday57 (13%)
  • Friday70 (15%)
  • Saturday56 (12%)
  • Sunday47 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.8%)
  • February34 (7.5%)
  • March37 (8.2%)
  • April38 (8.4%)
  • May44 (9.7%)
  • June28 (6.2%)
  • July32 (7.1%)
  • August32 (7.1%)
  • September41 (9.1%)
  • October47 (10%)
  • November45 (9.9%)
  • December44 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (61%)
  • Wet or damp165 (36%)
  • Mud4 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2%)
  • 30 mph292 (64%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph99 (22%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway369 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant352 (59%)
  • Pedestrian100 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (13%)
  • Cyclist36 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1548 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2098 (16%)
  • 21 to 2572 (12%)
  • 26 to 35105 (18%)
  • 36 to 45106 (18%)
  • 46 to 5561 (10%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.9%)
  • Over 7521 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider358 (60%)
  • Passenger136 (23%)
  • Pedestrian100 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car632 (77%)
  • Motorcycle77 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bath and North East Somerset ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 2002.

Collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bath and North East Somerset in 2002

Kingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bath and North East Somerset in 2002, with 42 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 2002

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2002: 74, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4749317
2ndA367313803
3rdA37264316
4thA36202201
5thA39162511
6thA362121602
7thA368111711
8thB3355101402
9thA306281000
10thA30397711
11thB311671101
12thA466703
13thB31106700
14thB31306801
15thA3635712
16thA41755600
17thA4315710
18thB31154501
19thA41742200
20thB31142801

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2002

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 2002: 175.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2002

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 2002: 172.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2002, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years