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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 262 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2018, and 337 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2017 (251), and casualties rose from 333.

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

Collisions in 2018
262
Up 4% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
337
Up 1% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 2018

1.5% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2018 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious3614%
  • Slight22285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious4112%
  • Slight29287%

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. 2018 is highlighted, with 262, up 4% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 262
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (17%)
  • Thursday40 (15%)
  • Friday51 (19%)
  • Saturday31 (12%)
  • Sunday19 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (11%)
  • February15 (5.7%)
  • March31 (12%)
  • April24 (9.2%)
  • May26 (9.9%)
  • June21 (8%)
  • July18 (6.9%)
  • August20 (7.6%)
  • September24 (9.2%)
  • October20 (7.6%)
  • November20 (7.6%)
  • December14 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight195 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (64%)
  • Wet or damp88 (34%)
  • Snow4 (1.5%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph40 (15%)
  • 30 mph144 (55%)
  • 40 mph22 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph28 (11%)
  • 60 mph27 (10%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (76%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded44 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant203 (60%)
  • Cyclist45 (13%)
  • Pedestrian45 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (9.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2045 (13%)
  • 21 to 2547 (14%)
  • 26 to 3559 (18%)
  • 36 to 4553 (16%)
  • 46 to 5550 (15%)
  • 56 to 6538 (11%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.7%)
  • Over 7515 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider228 (68%)
  • Passenger64 (19%)
  • Pedestrian45 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle35 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had the 174th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bath and North East Somerset in 2018

Kingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bath and North East Somerset in 2018, with 29 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 2018

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2018: 25, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4253113
2ndA367244005
3rdA37111602
4thA36291603
5thA368802
6thA3971200
7thB311061300
8thA30394400
9thA3634601
10thA3684600
11thA464612
12thB31164501
13thB33554601
14thA41743400
15thA30622201
16thB31142501
17thB31152300
18thA41751300

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2018

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 2018: 107.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2018

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 2018: 104.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2018, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2018.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years