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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 390 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2008, and 540 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2007 (470), and casualties fell from 600.

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

Collisions in 2008
390
Down 17% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
540
Down 10% on 2007
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
6.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 2008

2.3% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2008 were fatal and 6.2% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious246.2%
  • Slight35792%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious244.4%
  • Slight50694%

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. 2008 is highlighted, with 390, down 17% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (14%)
  • Tuesday67 (17%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (11%)
  • Friday70 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9%)
  • February39 (10%)
  • March30 (7.7%)
  • April34 (8.7%)
  • May35 (9%)
  • June40 (10%)
  • July22 (5.6%)
  • August33 (8.5%)
  • September37 (9.5%)
  • October28 (7.2%)
  • November31 (7.9%)
  • December26 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (67%)
  • Wet or damp120 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph272 (70%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph21 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph66 (17%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant346 (64%)
  • Pedestrian68 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (10%)
  • Cyclist49 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20100 (19%)
  • 21 to 2575 (14%)
  • 26 to 3584 (16%)
  • 36 to 4594 (17%)
  • 46 to 5571 (13%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.2%)
  • Over 7516 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider356 (66%)
  • Passenger116 (21%)
  • Pedestrian68 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car541 (75%)
  • Motorcycle55 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had the 165th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bath and North East Somerset in 2008

Kingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bath and North East Somerset in 2008, with 50 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 2008

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2008: 48, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4486902
2ndA367253413
3rdA36233332
4thA362173101
5thA37162211
6thA39132203
7thA46122210
8thB3355111410
9thA368101602
10thA30626600
11thB31144902
12thA30393300
13thA41753400
14thB31103400
15thA41742200
16thA4312200
17thB31152300
18thB31302200
19thA3631401
20thB31161100

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2008

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 2008: 165.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2008

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 2008: 151.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2008, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years