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Bristol road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,527 road traffic collisions in Bristol in 2000, and 1,897 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1999 (1,659), and casualties fell from 2,086.

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

Collisions in 2000
1,527
Down 8% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,897
Down 9% on 1999
Fatal collisions
11
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Bristol in 2000

0.7% of collisions in Bristol in 2000 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Bristol from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal110.7%
  • Serious15210%
  • Slight1,36489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.6%
  • Serious1648.6%
  • Slight1,72291%

Bristol road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bristol, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,745 in 1982. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,527, down 8% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday235 (15%)
  • Tuesday237 (16%)
  • Wednesday216 (14%)
  • Thursday238 (16%)
  • Friday257 (17%)
  • Saturday191 (13%)
  • Sunday153 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5962 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59170 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59209 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59263 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59391 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59258 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59146 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January108 (7.1%)
  • February135 (8.8%)
  • March136 (8.9%)
  • April120 (7.9%)
  • May132 (8.6%)
  • June109 (7.1%)
  • July116 (7.6%)
  • August129 (8.4%)
  • September154 (10%)
  • October140 (9.2%)
  • November140 (9.2%)
  • December108 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,085 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit372 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown48 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,136 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds241 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other51 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded24 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,029 (67%)
  • Wet or damp491 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,346 (88%)
  • 40 mph105 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph19 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph31 (2%)
  • 70 mph25 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,153 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway168 (11%)
  • Roundabout117 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road77 (5%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bristol in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant956 (50%)
  • Pedestrian354 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist232 (12%)
  • Cyclist217 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1085 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 15113 (6%)
  • 16 to 20284 (15%)
  • 21 to 25282 (15%)
  • 26 to 35412 (22%)
  • 36 to 45288 (15%)
  • 46 to 55166 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 65110 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7563 (3.3%)
  • Over 7550 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,083 (57%)
  • Passenger460 (24%)
  • Pedestrian354 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,066 (73%)
  • Motorcycle244 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle221 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach96 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle55 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (1.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (1.2%)
  • Minibus11 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bristol in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bristol had the 21st most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Bristol with the most crashes in 2000

The A4 had the most collisions in Bristol in 2000: 132, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bristol, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4132160111
2ndA38114138111
3rdA4018738409
4thA432638308
5thA420546305
6thA37344707
7thB4051344104
8thB4469333713
9thA4174324902
10thM32314102
11thB4054233202
12thB4465233200
13thA370223002
14thA4044212502
15thA3029192510
16thB4053172301
17thA4320152512
18thA4032141801
19thA431141511
20thB4056141501

Towns in Bristol: crashes in 2000

Bristol itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 1,253.

Postcode districts in Bristol: crashes in 2000

BS5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bristol in 2000: 232.

Latest crashes in Bristol in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Bristol in 2000, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

Bristol road accidents in other years