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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2010, and 491 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2009 (427), and casualties fell from 564.

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

Collisions in 2010
371
Down 13% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
491
Down 13% on 2009
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
7.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 2010

2.2% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2010 were fatal and 7.5% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious287.5%
  • Slight33590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious306.1%
  • Slight45292%

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. 2010 is highlighted, with 371, down 13% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (12%)
  • Tuesday43 (12%)
  • Wednesday56 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (17%)
  • Friday67 (18%)
  • Saturday51 (14%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (10%)
  • February30 (8.1%)
  • March33 (8.9%)
  • April26 (7%)
  • May32 (8.6%)
  • June36 (9.7%)
  • July20 (5.4%)
  • August35 (9.4%)
  • September39 (11%)
  • October34 (9.2%)
  • November30 (8.1%)
  • December18 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (67%)
  • Wet or damp90 (24%)
  • Frost or ice21 (5.7%)
  • Snow9 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph245 (66%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph88 (24%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout15 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (12%)
  • Pedestrian57 (12%)
  • Cyclist55 (11%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20105 (21%)
  • 21 to 2567 (14%)
  • 26 to 3571 (14%)
  • 36 to 4574 (15%)
  • 46 to 5566 (13%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.5%)
  • Over 7523 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider341 (69%)
  • Passenger93 (19%)
  • Pedestrian57 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car512 (75%)
  • Motorcycle57 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had the 150th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bath and North East Somerset in 2010

Kingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bath and North East Somerset in 2010, with 46 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 2010

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2010: 39, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4394614
2ndA36354700
3rdA367263502
4thA362152420
5thA37122001
6thA368112301
7thA39111600
8thA4681400
9thB31157800
10thB33557800
11thB311061101
12thB31166701
13thA30624500
14thA30393300
15thA3633510
16thA41742210
17thA41751100
18thA4311300
19thB31111101
20thB31141101

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2010

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 2010: 154.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2010

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 2010: 160.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2010, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 26 December 2010.

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years