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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 76 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2023, and 101 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious.

Collisions were down 60% on 2022 (190), and casualties fell from 244.

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

Collisions in 2023
76
Down 60% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
101
Down 59% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
7
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 2023

2.6% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2023 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.6%
  • Serious79.2%
  • Slight6788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal22%
  • Serious109.9%
  • Slight8988%

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. 2023 is highlighted, with 76, down 60% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 76
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (16%)
  • Tuesday9 (12%)
  • Wednesday10 (13%)
  • Thursday17 (22%)
  • Friday7 (9.2%)
  • Saturday7 (9.2%)
  • Sunday14 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5916 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (12%)
  • February5 (6.6%)
  • March5 (6.6%)
  • April1 (1.3%)
  • May8 (11%)
  • June1 (1.3%)
  • July4 (5.3%)
  • August6 (7.9%)
  • September13 (17%)
  • October8 (11%)
  • November10 (13%)
  • December6 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight54 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (7.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds59 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Other1 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry48 (63%)
  • Wet or damp24 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (5.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (29%)
  • 30 mph33 (43%)
  • 40 mph8 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph11 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway68 (89%)
  • Roundabout4 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant58 (57%)
  • Cyclist15 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (11%)
  • Pedestrian10 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 11 to 152 (2%)
  • 16 to 2023 (23%)
  • 21 to 255 (5%)
  • 26 to 3517 (17%)
  • 36 to 4518 (18%)
  • 46 to 5517 (17%)
  • 56 to 657 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 755 (5%)
  • Over 753 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider81 (80%)
  • Passenger10 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian10 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car104 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle11 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 2023.

Collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bath and North East Somerset in 2023

Kingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bath and North East Somerset in 2023, with 10 collisions.

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 2023

The A36, A367 and A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2023, with 4 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3641011
2ndA3674400
3rdA44701
4thB31103401
5thA372200
6thA3621100
7thA3631101
8thA3681200
9thA41741100
10thA41751400
11thA4311100
12thB31161100
13thB33551100

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2023

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 2023: 35.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2023

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 2023: 27.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2023, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2023.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years