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Bristol road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,548 road traffic collisions in Bristol in 1986, and 1,825 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 285 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1985 (1,508), and casualties rose from 1,792.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 59,613 collisions in Bristol.

Collisions in 1986
1,548
Up 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,825
Up 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
22
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
285
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Bristol in 1986

1.4% of collisions in Bristol in 1986 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Bristol from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal221.4%
  • Serious28518%
  • Slight1,24180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.2%
  • Serious32018%
  • Slight1,48381%

Bristol road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bristol, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,745 in 1982. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,548, up 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986: 1,548
  • 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 in 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday228 (15%)
  • Tuesday220 (14%)
  • Wednesday211 (14%)
  • Thursday250 (16%)
  • Friday265 (17%)
  • Saturday235 (15%)
  • Sunday139 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5991 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59210 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59172 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59258 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59342 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59217 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59239 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January138 (8.9%)
  • February98 (6.3%)
  • March147 (9.5%)
  • April134 (8.7%)
  • May133 (8.6%)
  • June127 (8.2%)
  • July112 (7.2%)
  • August125 (8.1%)
  • September113 (7.3%)
  • October146 (9.4%)
  • November161 (10%)
  • December114 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,025 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit517 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,211 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds223 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other42 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,096 (71%)
  • Wet or damp421 (27%)
  • Frost or ice27 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,453 (94%)
  • 40 mph39 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph22 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph18 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph15 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,244 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway147 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout83 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road74 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bristol in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant586 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist526 (29%)
  • Pedestrian414 (23%)
  • Cyclist182 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1065 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 15123 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20525 (29%)
  • 21 to 25329 (18%)
  • 26 to 35272 (15%)
  • 36 to 45158 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 55131 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 65100 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7543 (2.4%)
  • Over 7539 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,049 (57%)
  • Pedestrian414 (23%)
  • Passenger362 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,649 (62%)
  • Motorcycle553 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle185 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach88 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bristol in 1986

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1986 in Bristol

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bristol ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bristol had the 24th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
24th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bristol with the most crashes in 1986

The A38 had the most collisions in Bristol in 1986: 147, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bristol, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38147172125
2ndA4018106121120
3rdA4103140221
4thA4326168113
5thA40445163110
6thA4205154012
7thA37445414
8thB4054293721
9thB4469273303
10thA4174252905
11thB4051252705
12thA3029213035
13thB4465212904
14thA431181902
15thB4056182107
16thB4053171902
17thB4057171713
18thB4052151604
19thA370141601
20thB3122141601

Towns in Bristol: crashes in 1986

Bristol itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 1,291.

Postcode districts in Bristol: crashes in 1986

BS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bristol in 1986: 198.

Latest crashes in Bristol in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Bristol in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Bristol road accidents in other years