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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 243 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2016, and 313 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2015 (303), and casualties fell from 419.

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

Collisions in 2016
243
Down 20% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
313
Down 25% on 2015
Fatal collisions
7
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 2016

2.9% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2016 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.9%
  • Serious2611%
  • Slight21086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious288.9%
  • Slight27889%

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. 2016 is highlighted, with 243, down 20% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 243
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (15%)
  • Tuesday40 (16%)
  • Wednesday29 (12%)
  • Thursday31 (13%)
  • Friday53 (22%)
  • Saturday32 (13%)
  • Sunday21 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (0.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.2%)
  • February17 (7%)
  • March13 (5.3%)
  • April20 (8.2%)
  • May17 (7%)
  • June26 (11%)
  • July21 (8.6%)
  • August23 (9.5%)
  • September20 (8.2%)
  • October20 (8.2%)
  • November24 (9.9%)
  • December22 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (65%)
  • Wet or damp80 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph48 (20%)
  • 30 mph126 (52%)
  • 40 mph24 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph25 (10%)
  • 60 mph19 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded38 (16%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant176 (56%)
  • Pedestrian56 (18%)
  • Cyclist38 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2034 (11%)
  • 21 to 2546 (15%)
  • 26 to 3571 (23%)
  • 36 to 4545 (14%)
  • 46 to 5543 (14%)
  • 56 to 6522 (7%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.2%)
  • Over 7512 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (65%)
  • Pedestrian56 (18%)
  • Passenger55 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car340 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bath and North East Somerset ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 2016.

Collisions
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bath and North East Somerset in 2016

Kingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 2AB area and Westmoreland, Bath and North East Somerset, BA2 3BP area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Bath and North East Somerset in 2016, with 23 collisions each.

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 2016

The A367 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2016: 26, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA367263513
2ndA4242713
3rdA37142120
4thA36121412
5thA43191201
6thB31166701
7thB31105702
8thA30624500
9thA3624600
10thA394701
11thA4641110
12thA30392202
13thA3682200
14thA41742200
15thB31302200
16thA301100
17thA3631200
18thA3821100
19thB31141200
20thB31151100

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2016

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 2016: 108.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2016

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 2016: 97.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2016, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years