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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 175 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2020, and 222 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 31% on 2019 (253), and casualties fell from 323.

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

Collisions in 2020
175
Down 31% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
222
Down 31% on 2019
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
8.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 2020

0.6% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2020 were fatal and 8.6% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious158.6%
  • Slight15991%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious177.7%
  • Slight20492%

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. 2020 is highlighted, with 175, down 31% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 175
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday30 (17%)
  • Wednesday23 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (20%)
  • Friday35 (20%)
  • Saturday19 (11%)
  • Sunday16 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.6%)
  • February23 (13%)
  • March13 (7.4%)
  • April6 (3.4%)
  • May12 (6.9%)
  • June13 (7.4%)
  • July10 (5.7%)
  • August19 (11%)
  • September17 (9.7%)
  • October10 (5.7%)
  • November17 (9.7%)
  • December20 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (6.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (4.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (4%)
  • Not recorded9 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (67%)
  • Wet or damp56 (32%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (14%)
  • 30 mph99 (57%)
  • 40 mph12 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph19 (11%)
  • 60 mph20 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway135 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded25 (14%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant131 (59%)
  • Pedestrian34 (15%)
  • Cyclist31 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2020 (9%)
  • 21 to 2527 (12%)
  • 26 to 3554 (24%)
  • 36 to 4527 (12%)
  • 46 to 5535 (16%)
  • 56 to 6516 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5%)
  • Over 7521 (9.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider159 (72%)
  • Pedestrian34 (15%)
  • Passenger29 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car241 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (10%)
  • Motorcycle20 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 2020.

Collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bath and North East Somerset in 2020

Westmoreland, Bath and North East Somerset, BA2 3BP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bath and North East Somerset in 2020, with 14 collisions.

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 2020

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2020: 12, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4121301
2ndA367111402
3rdA3671100
4thB31165700
5thA374701
6thA464500
7thB31144702
8thA393300
9thA41753400
10thA4313300
11thA3682301
12thB31152300
13thA3031200
14thA30391101
15thA30621100
16thA3621100
17thA3631101
18thA41741201
19thA4201200
20thB31111100

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2020

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 2020: 68.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2020

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 2020: 63.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2020, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2020.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years