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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2012, and 440 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2011 (385), and casualties fell from 491.

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

Collisions in 2012
333
Down 14% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
440
Down 10% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
8.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 2012

1.2% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2012 were fatal and 8.1% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious278.1%
  • Slight30291%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious296.6%
  • Slight40793%

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. 2012 is highlighted, with 333, down 14% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (15%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (17%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday50 (15%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday34 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (3.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.5%)
  • February27 (8.1%)
  • March24 (7.2%)
  • April23 (6.9%)
  • May23 (6.9%)
  • June31 (9.3%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August21 (6.3%)
  • September36 (11%)
  • October25 (7.5%)
  • November34 (10%)
  • December29 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (6.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (6.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (59%)
  • Wet or damp124 (37%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph222 (67%)
  • 40 mph34 (10%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph54 (16%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (58%)
  • Pedestrian66 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (11%)
  • Cyclist43 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2047 (11%)
  • 21 to 2571 (16%)
  • 26 to 3581 (18%)
  • 36 to 4569 (16%)
  • 46 to 5538 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.7%)
  • Over 7525 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (66%)
  • Passenger84 (19%)
  • Pedestrian66 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car480 (76%)
  • Motorcycle48 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (7%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had the 164th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bath and North East Somerset in 2012

Kingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bath and North East Somerset in 2012, with 38 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 2012

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2012: 35.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4354500
2ndA367334701
3rdA36203502
4thA37192613
5thA362121502
6thA39101401
7thA46101901
8thB31166900
9thB31105500
10thB33555600
11thA30394400
12thA3684602
13thB31304400
14thA30623300
15thA41743400
16thA3632300
17thA4312201
18thA41751100
19thB31141100
20thB31151100

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2012

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 2012: 135.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2012

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 2012: 115.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years