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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 545 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2005, and 705 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 2004 (449), and casualties rose from 593.

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

Collisions in 2005
545
Up 21% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
705
Up 19% on 2004
Fatal collisions
10
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 2005

1.8% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious5911%
  • Slight47687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious618.7%
  • Slight63490%

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. 2005 is highlighted, with 545, up 21% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (12%)
  • Tuesday90 (17%)
  • Wednesday101 (19%)
  • Thursday79 (14%)
  • Friday76 (14%)
  • Saturday78 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (9%)
  • February38 (7%)
  • March37 (6.8%)
  • April36 (6.6%)
  • May44 (8.1%)
  • June48 (8.8%)
  • July60 (11%)
  • August27 (5%)
  • September40 (7.3%)
  • October63 (12%)
  • November55 (10%)
  • December48 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight380 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds404 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (13%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (61%)
  • Wet or damp205 (38%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph361 (66%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph23 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph116 (21%)
  • 70 mph14 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway452 (83%)
  • Roundabout37 (6.8%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant419 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (13%)
  • Pedestrian92 (13%)
  • Cyclist53 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20137 (19%)
  • 21 to 2596 (14%)
  • 26 to 35135 (19%)
  • 36 to 45100 (14%)
  • 46 to 5565 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2%)
  • Over 7529 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider455 (65%)
  • Passenger158 (22%)
  • Pedestrian92 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car728 (73%)
  • Motorcycle97 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bath and North East Somerset ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had the 121st most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bath and North East Somerset in 2005

Kingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bath and North East Somerset in 2005, with 52 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 2005

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2005: 76, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4768816
2ndA36446115
3rdA367374514
4thA37253303
5thA362192401
6thA39193314
7thA46142310
8thA368122101
9thB3355101400
10thA306291402
11thB311691100
12thA30397700
13thA3637902
14thA41757800
15thA4316710
16thB31156700
17thB313061501
18thB31105501
19thA41744500
20thB31113301

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2005

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 2005: 223.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2005

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 2005: 221.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2005, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 29 December 2005.

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years