Skip to main content
CrashStats

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 320 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2013, and 415 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2012 (333), and casualties fell from 440.

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

Collisions in 2013
320
Down 4% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
415
Down 6% on 2012
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 2013

1.9% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2013 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious4213%
  • Slight27285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious4611%
  • Slight36387%

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. 2013 is highlighted, with 320, down 4% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 320
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (17%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday56 (18%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.6%)
  • February24 (7.5%)
  • March27 (8.4%)
  • April30 (9.4%)
  • May25 (7.8%)
  • June27 (8.4%)
  • July24 (7.5%)
  • August22 (6.9%)
  • September30 (9.4%)
  • October29 (9.1%)
  • November41 (13%)
  • December20 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (68%)
  • Wet or damp97 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (5%)
  • 30 mph207 (65%)
  • 40 mph32 (10%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph50 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway278 (87%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant246 (59%)
  • Pedestrian58 (14%)
  • Cyclist56 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2069 (17%)
  • 21 to 2558 (14%)
  • 26 to 3568 (16%)
  • 36 to 4571 (17%)
  • 46 to 5559 (14%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.4%)
  • Over 7511 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (67%)
  • Passenger77 (19%)
  • Pedestrian58 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car447 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle45 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • 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 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had the 173rd most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bath and North East Somerset in 2013

Kingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bath and North East Somerset in 2013, with 30 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 2013

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2013: 39, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4394204
2ndA37273803
3rdA367253514
4thA36242814
5thA46111721
6thB3116111400
7thA36291500
8thA3991100
9thA3685801
10thA41754600
11thB33554500
12thA30393401
13thA4313300
14thB31103500
15thB31113300
16thA30622200
17thB31302200
18thA3631200
19thB31141100

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2013

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 2013: 128.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2013

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 2013: 109.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years