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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 2011
385
Up 4% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
491
Level with 2010
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
4.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 2011

1% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2011 were fatal and 4.4% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious174.4%
  • Slight36495%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious183.7%
  • Slight46996%

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. 2011 is highlighted, with 385, up 4% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (16%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.8%)
  • February27 (7%)
  • March33 (8.6%)
  • April28 (7.3%)
  • May33 (8.6%)
  • June31 (8.1%)
  • July37 (9.6%)
  • August35 (9.1%)
  • September21 (5.5%)
  • October31 (8.1%)
  • November44 (11%)
  • December39 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (7.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds312 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded21 (5.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry280 (73%)
  • Wet or damp102 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph256 (66%)
  • 40 mph27 (7%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph85 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (89%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (14%)
  • Cyclist62 (13%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2070 (14%)
  • 21 to 2569 (14%)
  • 26 to 3589 (18%)
  • 36 to 4572 (15%)
  • 46 to 5568 (14%)
  • 56 to 6540 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.1%)
  • Over 7520 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (69%)
  • Passenger98 (20%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car503 (71%)
  • Motorcycle73 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had the 143rd most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 2011

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2011: 56.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4566700
2ndA36313622
3rdA367313400
4thA37142301
5thA39111301
6thA362101800
7thA4691801
8thA4318800
9thA36871501
10thA30626700
11thB31155700
12thB31165600
13thB31305700
14thA30394502
15thB31104801
16thA3633400
17thA41752200
18thB31142300
19thA41741100
20thB33551100

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2011

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 2011: 153.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2011, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.