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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 284 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2014, and 379 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2013 (320), and casualties fell from 415.

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

Collisions in 2014
284
Down 11% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
379
Down 9% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 2014

2.1% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2014 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious3914%
  • Slight23984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious4311%
  • Slight33087%

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. 2014 is highlighted, with 284, down 11% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 284
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (17%)
  • Tuesday49 (17%)
  • Wednesday38 (13%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday37 (13%)
  • Saturday37 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.7%)
  • February21 (7.4%)
  • March17 (6%)
  • April25 (8.8%)
  • May25 (8.8%)
  • June29 (10%)
  • July27 (9.5%)
  • August25 (8.8%)
  • September26 (9.2%)
  • October27 (9.5%)
  • November21 (7.4%)
  • December22 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (67%)
  • Wet or damp93 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph28 (9.9%)
  • 30 mph186 (65%)
  • 40 mph17 (6%)
  • 50 mph22 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph29 (10%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (80%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded23 (8.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant234 (62%)
  • Pedestrian52 (14%)
  • Cyclist46 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2051 (13%)
  • 21 to 2552 (14%)
  • 26 to 3568 (18%)
  • 36 to 4552 (14%)
  • 46 to 5552 (14%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.5%)
  • Over 7529 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (68%)
  • Passenger68 (18%)
  • Pedestrian52 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car402 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle45 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 2014.

Collisions
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bath and North East Somerset in 2014

Kingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bath and North East Somerset in 2014, with 34 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 2014

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2014: 41, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4415019
2ndA367233003
3rdA36203001
4thA37122013
5thA46122603
6thA362111503
7thA397810
8thA30396700
9thA3686711
10thB31166811
11thA30624600
12thA3632400
13thA41742201
14thA4312210
15thB31102300
16thB33552300
17thB31111100
18thB31141100
19thB31301100

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2014

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 2014: 121.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2014

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 2014: 113.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years