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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2015, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2014 (284), and casualties rose from 379.

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

Collisions in 2015
303
Up 7% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
419
Up 11% on 2014
Fatal collisions
8
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 2015

2.6% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2015 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious4214%
  • Slight25383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.9%
  • Serious4912%
  • Slight35885%

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. 2015 is highlighted, with 303, up 7% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (17%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (10%)
  • February24 (7.9%)
  • March14 (4.6%)
  • April26 (8.6%)
  • May27 (8.9%)
  • June29 (9.6%)
  • July27 (8.9%)
  • August22 (7.3%)
  • September25 (8.3%)
  • October25 (8.3%)
  • November27 (8.9%)
  • December26 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Other7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (69%)
  • Wet or damp88 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph36 (12%)
  • 30 mph183 (60%)
  • 40 mph33 (11%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph34 (11%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (79%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded43 (14%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (14%)
  • Pedestrian55 (13%)
  • Cyclist47 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2068 (16%)
  • 21 to 2558 (14%)
  • 26 to 3577 (18%)
  • 36 to 4547 (11%)
  • 46 to 5565 (16%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.5%)
  • Over 7519 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (67%)
  • Passenger84 (20%)
  • Pedestrian55 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car415 (73%)
  • Motorcycle61 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had the 176th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bath and North East Somerset in 2015

Kingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bath and North East Somerset in 2015, with 33 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 2015

The A367 and A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2015, with 31 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA367315116
2ndA4313916
3rdA37183333
4thA36162201
5thA3991400
6thA4681301
7thB311081402
8thA3686702
9thB31166702
10thB33556701
11thA30395501
12thA30625800
13thA3625500
14thB31304600
15thA4313301
16thB31142310
17thA41741100
18thA41751100
19thB31111100

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2015

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 2015: 135.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2015

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 2015: 129.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years