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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 177 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2021, and 216 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2020 (175), and casualties fell from 222.

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

Collisions in 2021
177
Up 1% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
216
Down 3% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 2021

2.8% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2021 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.8%
  • Serious179.6%
  • Slight15588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.8%
  • Serious177.9%
  • Slight19389%

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. 2021 is highlighted, with 177, up 1% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 177
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (10%)
  • Tuesday30 (17%)
  • Wednesday28 (16%)
  • Thursday31 (18%)
  • Friday32 (18%)
  • Saturday24 (14%)
  • Sunday14 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4%)
  • February12 (6.8%)
  • March14 (7.9%)
  • April22 (12%)
  • May18 (10%)
  • June15 (8.5%)
  • July22 (12%)
  • August11 (6.2%)
  • September22 (12%)
  • October9 (5.1%)
  • November12 (6.8%)
  • December13 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (80%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (7.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds153 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (6.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (84%)
  • Wet or damp28 (16%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph47 (27%)
  • 30 mph90 (51%)
  • 40 mph11 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph15 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph13 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway102 (58%)
  • Roundabout18 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded54 (31%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant100 (46%)
  • Cyclist46 (21%)
  • Pedestrian36 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (11%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 152 (0.9%)
  • 16 to 2019 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2531 (14%)
  • 26 to 3567 (31%)
  • 36 to 4526 (12%)
  • 46 to 5527 (13%)
  • 56 to 6520 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.7%)
  • Over 757 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider154 (71%)
  • Pedestrian36 (17%)
  • Passenger26 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car225 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (14%)
  • Motorcycle27 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 2021.

Collisions
211th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
326th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bath and North East Somerset in 2021

Kingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bath and North East Somerset in 2021, with 18 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 2021

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2021: 23, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4232701
2ndA367142120
3rdA3625600
4thA3685501
5thA364511
6thA393400
7thA41753300
8thA30392201
9thA3632501
10thA30621100
11thA371100
12thA461100
13thB31101101
14thB31151100
15thB31161100
16thB31301100
17thB33551110

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2021

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 2021: 75.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2021

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 2021: 60.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2021, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2021.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years