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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 202 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2025, and 250 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2024 (187), and casualties rose from 249.

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

Collisions in 2025
202
Up 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
250
Level with 2024
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 2025

1.5% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2025 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious6633%
  • Slight13366%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious7731%
  • Slight17068%

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. 2025 is highlighted, with 202, up 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 202
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (12%)
  • Tuesday35 (17%)
  • Wednesday32 (16%)
  • Thursday27 (13%)
  • Friday37 (18%)
  • Saturday26 (13%)
  • Sunday21 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.9%)
  • February12 (5.9%)
  • March10 (5%)
  • April13 (6.4%)
  • May18 (8.9%)
  • June25 (12%)
  • July17 (8.4%)
  • August16 (7.9%)
  • September16 (7.9%)
  • October21 (10%)
  • November20 (9.9%)
  • December20 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight145 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds170 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (74%)
  • Wet or damp49 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph82 (41%)
  • 30 mph75 (37%)
  • 40 mph19 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph18 (8.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (85%)
  • Roundabout17 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant111 (44%)
  • Pedestrian51 (20%)
  • Cyclist47 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (12%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2040 (16%)
  • 21 to 2532 (13%)
  • 26 to 3539 (16%)
  • 36 to 4536 (14%)
  • 46 to 5530 (12%)
  • 56 to 6523 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6.4%)
  • Over 7519 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider164 (66%)
  • Pedestrian51 (20%)
  • Passenger35 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car211 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (14%)
  • Motorcycle36 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (7.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 2025.

Collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bath and North East Somerset in 2025

Kingsmead, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bath and North East Somerset in 2025, with 27 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 2025

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 2025: 18, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4182307
2ndA367141802
3rdA39111403
4thA36101203
5thA30626803
6thA3626801
7thA375801
8thB31104710
9thA30393301
10thA41743602
11thA41753301
12thB31112201
13thB31302201
14thA3681201
15thA4311301
16thA671100
17thB31141110
18thB31151100
19thB31161100

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2025

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 2025: 91.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 2025

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 2025: 86.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2025.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years