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Bristol road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,659 road traffic collisions in Bristol in 1999, and 2,086 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1998 (1,593), and casualties rose from 2,003.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,659
Up 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
2,086
Up 4% on 1998
Fatal collisions
8
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Bristol in 1999

0.5% of collisions in Bristol in 1999 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Bristol from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.5%
  • Serious1619.7%
  • Slight1,49090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.4%
  • Serious1808.6%
  • Slight1,89891%

Bristol road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bristol, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,745 in 1982. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,659, up 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday224 (14%)
  • Tuesday259 (16%)
  • Wednesday250 (15%)
  • Thursday250 (15%)
  • Friday286 (17%)
  • Saturday233 (14%)
  • Sunday157 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5967 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59218 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59247 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59276 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59446 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59241 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59143 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January123 (7.4%)
  • February108 (6.5%)
  • March143 (8.6%)
  • April139 (8.4%)
  • May133 (8%)
  • June148 (8.9%)
  • July123 (7.4%)
  • August144 (8.7%)
  • September142 (8.6%)
  • October162 (9.8%)
  • November153 (9.2%)
  • December141 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,246 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit366 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,249 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds246 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds43 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.3%)
  • Other65 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded23 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,132 (68%)
  • Wet or damp509 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,538 (93%)
  • 40 mph60 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph16 (1%)
  • 60 mph22 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph23 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,193 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway233 (14%)
  • Roundabout114 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road95 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded24 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bristol in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,127 (54%)
  • Pedestrian355 (17%)
  • Cyclist265 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist204 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant72 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 10114 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 15151 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20284 (14%)
  • 21 to 25277 (13%)
  • 26 to 35519 (25%)
  • 36 to 45295 (14%)
  • 46 to 55162 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 65109 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7566 (3.2%)
  • Over 7555 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,198 (57%)
  • Passenger533 (26%)
  • Pedestrian355 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,274 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle271 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle224 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach96 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle37 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (0.8%)
  • Minibus10 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bristol in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in Bristol

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bristol ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bristol had the 17th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Bristol with the most crashes in 1999

The A4 had the most collisions in Bristol in 1999: 135, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bristol, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4135170220
2ndA38116137016
3rdA401886107010
4thA420647604
5thA432606605
6thA37486215
7thB4469313803
8thA4044304200
9thB4054263903
10thA370252800
11thB4051242404
12thM32245000
13thA4174233412
14thB4465202311
15thA3029192001
16thA4032182300
17thA4320172302
18thM5173202
19thB4056151501
20thB3120131403

Towns in Bristol: crashes in 1999

Bristol itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 1,272.

Postcode districts in Bristol: crashes in 1999

BS5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bristol in 1999: 214.

Latest crashes in Bristol in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Bristol in 1999, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Bristol road accidents in other years