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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2017, and 333 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2016 (243), and casualties rose from 313.

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

Collisions in 2017
251
Up 3% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
333
Up 6% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 2017

1.2% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2017 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious2912%
  • Slight21987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious329.6%
  • Slight29889%

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. 2017 is highlighted, with 251, up 3% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 251
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (16%)
  • Wednesday33 (13%)
  • Thursday36 (14%)
  • Friday45 (18%)
  • Saturday37 (15%)
  • Sunday24 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (10%)
  • February18 (7.2%)
  • March19 (7.6%)
  • April20 (8%)
  • May18 (7.2%)
  • June23 (9.2%)
  • July17 (6.8%)
  • August17 (6.8%)
  • September24 (9.6%)
  • October19 (7.6%)
  • November26 (10%)
  • December24 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry160 (64%)
  • Wet or damp79 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph52 (21%)
  • 30 mph112 (45%)
  • 40 mph32 (13%)
  • 50 mph19 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph32 (13%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (12%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (8.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (60%)
  • Pedestrian52 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (12%)
  • Cyclist35 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2047 (14%)
  • 21 to 2536 (11%)
  • 26 to 3563 (19%)
  • 36 to 4539 (12%)
  • 46 to 5556 (17%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.4%)
  • Over 7523 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (67%)
  • Passenger59 (18%)
  • Pedestrian52 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car355 (78%)
  • Motorcycle40 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 2017.

Collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bath and North East Somerset in 2017

Kingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bath and North East Somerset in 2017, with 21 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 2017

The A367 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2017: 16, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA367162105
2ndA36141811
3rdA4131600
4thA37111613
5thA39111902
6thB311691300
7thA36281000
8thA3684402
9thA41744600
10thA41754400
11thB31104500
12thB31304810
13thA463900
14thB33553300
15thA3632200
16thB31152300
17thA30391101
18thA30621100
19thA3651100
20thA4311100

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2017

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 2017: 94.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2017

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 2017: 98.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2017, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years