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Bristol road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 59,613 road traffic collisions in Bristol from 1979 to 2025, and 71,827 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 702 were fatal and 8,684 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 753 collisions, down 10% on 2024 (841), and casualties fell from 955 to 844.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
59,613
21st highest of 351 areas
Casualties
71,827
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
702
1.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
753
Down 10% on 2024

Crash severity in Bristol

1.2% of collisions in Bristol from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal7021.2%
  • Serious8,68415%
  • Slight50,22784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal7471%
  • Serious9,53713%
  • Slight61,54386%

Bristol road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bristol, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,745 in 1982. In 2025 there were 753, down 10% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 753
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025753844
2024841955
2023809935
2022873988
2021835917
2020646770
20199671,131
20189471,144
20178481,014
20161,0231,199
20159421,155
20141,0241,201
20139361,110
20121,0771,336
20111,0401,281
20101,0871,348
20091,1831,425
20081,1061,347
20071,4431,748
20061,4651,806
20051,4981,818
20041,4711,829
20031,4781,837
20021,5751,959
20011,5451,946
20001,5271,897
19991,6592,086
19981,5932,003
19971,2781,597
19961,3621,651
19951,3161,567
19941,2631,584
19931,3411,606
19921,2001,431
19911,2781,506
19901,3251,551
19891,4081,660
19881,5291,805
19871,5391,810
19861,5481,825
19851,5081,792
19841,5751,833
19831,5931,903
19821,7452,149
19811,5491,838
19801,4651,772
19791,6001,918

When and where crashes happen in Bristol

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8,421 (14%)
  • Tuesday9,010 (15%)
  • Wednesday9,081 (15%)
  • Thursday9,441 (16%)
  • Friday9,899 (17%)
  • Saturday8,068 (14%)
  • Sunday5,693 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592,644 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59969 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597,528 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597,864 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5910,062 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5914,959 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599,438 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596,149 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January4,754 (8%)
  • February4,494 (7.5%)
  • March4,920 (8.3%)
  • April4,676 (7.8%)
  • May5,055 (8.5%)
  • June4,993 (8.4%)
  • July5,011 (8.4%)
  • August4,712 (7.9%)
  • September5,088 (8.5%)
  • October5,706 (9.6%)
  • November5,555 (9.3%)
  • December4,649 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight42,016 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15,925 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1,051 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit334 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting286 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds46,976 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds7,971 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds815 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds699 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds192 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist176 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds36 (0.1%)
  • Other1,409 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1,339 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry43,438 (73%)
  • Wet or damp15,472 (26%)
  • Frost or ice483 (0.8%)
  • Snow140 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep23 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel10 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded47 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph6,622 (11%)
  • 30 mph49,186 (83%)
  • 40 mph1,789 (3%)
  • 50 mph555 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph708 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph721 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded27 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway46,117 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway5,982 (10%)
  • Roundabout3,736 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3,198 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded580 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Bristol

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant30,234 (42%)
  • Pedestrian14,436 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist12,332 (17%)
  • Cyclist10,231 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2,443 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant703 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant464 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant279 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)233 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant123 (0.2%)
  • Other63 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded286 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,669 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 102,867 (4%)
  • 11 to 154,059 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2013,538 (19%)
  • 21 to 2510,813 (15%)
  • 26 to 3515,051 (21%)
  • 36 to 459,170 (13%)
  • 46 to 556,222 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 654,056 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 752,358 (3.3%)
  • Over 751,753 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded271 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider43,035 (60%)
  • Pedestrian14,436 (20%)
  • Passenger14,356 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car72,478 (68%)
  • Motorcycle13,124 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle10,484 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach3,332 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3,325 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,631 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1,268 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle762 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)365 (0.3%)
  • Minibus284 (0.3%)
  • Other64 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Bristol

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Bristol

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bristol ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bristol had the 21st most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
18thCroydon62,40276,0464879,462
19thEaling60,82373,7115568,499
20thCheshire East60,75184,3951,13710,789
21stBristol (this area)59,61371,8277028,684
22ndCounty Durham59,22885,9231,36610,796
23rdKirklees57,24878,87383110,189
24thCamden57,20964,3903578,341

Accident hotspots in Bristol

Central, Bristol, BS1 2BQ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Bristol, with 2,801 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 21 of them fatal.

Roads in Bristol with the most crashes

The A38 had the most collisions in Bristol from 1979 to 2025: 5,136, including 43 fatal and 764 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bristol, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA385,1366,01243764
2ndA43,8814,78983610
3rdA40182,9663,49331424
4thA4202,4162,80023329
5thA4322,1972,59819311
6thA371,3741,69318215
7thA40441,3721,63823189
8thA41741,1331,49326196
9thB44691,1281,3737119
10thB40511,0841,25912167
11thB40549441,18519148
12thB44658359774103
13thA37077092113111
14thA302974695715102
15thM326639882570
16thB4056586683777
17thB4053540635160
18thA4320535654669
19thB3122482594288
20thM5461748568

Towns in Bristol

Bristol itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 49,606.

Postcode districts in Bristol

BS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bristol from 1979 to 2025: 8,038.

Latest crashes in Bristol

Of the latest 24 crashes in Bristol, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity