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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2004, and 593 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2003 (446), and casualties fell from 603.

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

Collisions in 2004
449
Up 1% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
593
Down 2% on 2003
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 2004

1.1% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2004 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious6314%
  • Slight38185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious6611%
  • Slight52288%

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. 2004 is highlighted, with 449, up 1% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (12%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday81 (18%)
  • Friday80 (18%)
  • Saturday60 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (11%)
  • February38 (8.5%)
  • March41 (9.1%)
  • April38 (8.5%)
  • May34 (7.6%)
  • June32 (7.1%)
  • July30 (6.7%)
  • August35 (7.8%)
  • September29 (6.5%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November40 (8.9%)
  • December35 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other20 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (62%)
  • Wet or damp155 (35%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Mud3 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph299 (67%)
  • 40 mph33 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph97 (22%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway383 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant368 (62%)
  • Pedestrian90 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (11%)
  • Cyclist44 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20103 (17%)
  • 21 to 2582 (14%)
  • 26 to 35120 (20%)
  • 36 to 4572 (12%)
  • 46 to 5565 (11%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.9%)
  • Over 7520 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider361 (61%)
  • Passenger142 (24%)
  • Pedestrian90 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car644 (79%)
  • Motorcycle62 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle22 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 2004.

Collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bath and North East Somerset in 2004

Kingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bath and North East Somerset in 2004, with 56 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 2004

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2004: 49, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44961011
2ndA367354705
3rdA36284211
4thA37202503
5thA368141803
6thA39131914
7thB3116101400
8thA4691211
9thA36281101
10thA36381001
11thA417481200
12thB313071611
13thB31156700
14thB33556800
15thA30395500
16thA30624501
17thA41754901
18thA4313300
19thB31103501
20thB31142201

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2004

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 2004: 187.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2004

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 2004: 167.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2004, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2004.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years