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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 253 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2019, and 323 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2018 (262), and casualties fell from 337.

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

Collisions in 2019
253
Down 3% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
323
Down 4% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 2019

0.8% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2019 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious2610%
  • Slight22589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious268%
  • Slight29591%

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. 2019 is highlighted, with 253, down 3% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 253
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (19%)
  • Wednesday51 (20%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday35 (14%)
  • Saturday31 (12%)
  • Sunday20 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.9%)
  • February16 (6.3%)
  • March19 (7.5%)
  • April18 (7.1%)
  • May19 (7.5%)
  • June22 (8.7%)
  • July35 (14%)
  • August22 (8.7%)
  • September18 (7.1%)
  • October19 (7.5%)
  • November26 (10%)
  • December19 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight187 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (69%)
  • Wet or damp76 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph36 (14%)
  • 30 mph162 (64%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph31 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (74%)
  • Roundabout17 (6.7%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded42 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant172 (53%)
  • Cyclist53 (16%)
  • Pedestrian47 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (12%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2045 (14%)
  • 21 to 2538 (12%)
  • 26 to 3568 (21%)
  • 36 to 4537 (11%)
  • 46 to 5552 (16%)
  • 56 to 6530 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.9%)
  • Over 7518 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider223 (69%)
  • Passenger53 (16%)
  • Pedestrian47 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car332 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (12%)
  • Motorcycle37 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had the 174th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bath and North East Somerset in 2019

Kingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bath and North East Somerset in 2019, with 27 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 2019

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2019: 23, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4232802
2ndA36162404
3rdA367162001
4thA3792300
5thA396901
6thA30624401
7thA3624401
8thB31144601
9thB31164400
10thA3683601
11thA41753301
12thB31153500
13thA30392200
14thA3632300
15thA4312201
16thB31102200
17thB31301200
18thB33551110

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2019

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 2019: 119.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2019

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 2019: 103.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2019, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years