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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 470 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2007, and 600 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2006 (474), and casualties fell from 620.

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

Collisions in 2007
470
Down 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
600
Down 3% on 2006
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
8.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 2007

1.1% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2007 were fatal and 8.9% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious428.9%
  • Slight42390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious467.7%
  • Slight54992%

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. 2007 is highlighted, with 470, down 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (18%)
  • Tuesday70 (15%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday65 (14%)
  • Friday68 (14%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.7%)
  • February34 (7.2%)
  • March39 (8.3%)
  • April38 (8.1%)
  • May43 (9.1%)
  • June35 (7.4%)
  • July50 (11%)
  • August35 (7.4%)
  • September40 (8.5%)
  • October43 (9.1%)
  • November46 (9.8%)
  • December26 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight369 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded53 (11%)

Road surface

  • Dry339 (72%)
  • Wet or damp125 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph316 (67%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph108 (23%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway415 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant381 (64%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (11%)
  • Cyclist45 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4%)
  • 16 to 2098 (16%)
  • 21 to 2568 (11%)
  • 26 to 3593 (16%)
  • 36 to 45127 (21%)
  • 46 to 5558 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6558 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.5%)
  • Over 7519 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider422 (70%)
  • Passenger110 (18%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car648 (74%)
  • Motorcycle72 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had the 140th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bath and North East Somerset in 2007

Kingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bath and North East Somerset in 2007, with 44 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 2007

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2007: 56, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4566505
2ndA367375712
3rdA36273703
4thA37172501
5thA362151802
6thA4175122002
7thA368111203
8thA39111501
9thB3116111500
10thB3355111410
11thA4691201
12thA4318901
13thA30627800
14thB31106901
15thA41745901
16thB31155700
17thA3634410
18thB31114400
19thB31303600
20thA30392200

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2007

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 2007: 193.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2007

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 2007: 168.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2007, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years