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Bristol road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,498 road traffic collisions in Bristol in 2005, and 1,818 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 167 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2004 (1,471), and casualties fell from 1,829.

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

Collisions in 2005
1,498
Up 2% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,818
Down 1% on 2004
Fatal collisions
9
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
167
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bristol in 2005

0.6% of collisions in Bristol in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Bristol from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious16711%
  • Slight1,32288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.5%
  • Serious1709.4%
  • Slight1,63990%

Bristol road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bristol, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,745 in 1982. 2005 is highlighted, with 1,498, up 2% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday202 (13%)
  • Tuesday224 (15%)
  • Wednesday249 (17%)
  • Thursday231 (15%)
  • Friday249 (17%)
  • Saturday180 (12%)
  • Sunday163 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5975 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5931 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59208 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59196 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59275 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59347 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59220 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59146 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January129 (8.6%)
  • February129 (8.6%)
  • March114 (7.6%)
  • April129 (8.6%)
  • May136 (9.1%)
  • June125 (8.3%)
  • July124 (8.3%)
  • August128 (8.5%)
  • September111 (7.4%)
  • October103 (6.9%)
  • November144 (9.6%)
  • December126 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,046 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit444 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,140 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds177 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Other92 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded56 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,104 (74%)
  • Wet or damp374 (25%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,394 (93%)
  • 40 mph43 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph15 (1%)
  • 60 mph22 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph23 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,215 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout95 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road84 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bristol in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant887 (49%)
  • Pedestrian317 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist258 (14%)
  • Cyclist220 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant81 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1051 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 15100 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20308 (17%)
  • 21 to 25262 (14%)
  • 26 to 35396 (22%)
  • 36 to 45270 (15%)
  • 46 to 55174 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 65108 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7561 (3.4%)
  • Over 7548 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,137 (63%)
  • Passenger364 (20%)
  • Pedestrian317 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,937 (70%)
  • Motorcycle267 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle231 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach113 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car60 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle21 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bristol in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bristol had the 13th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bristol in 2005

Central, Bristol, BS1 2BQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bristol in 2005, with 147 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Bristol with the most crashes in 2005

The A38 had the most collisions in Bristol in 2005: 108, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bristol, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38108127212
2ndA492113012
3rdA40188310219
4thA432667805
5thA420465604
6thA4174415604
7thA37405314
8thB4054283404
9thM32274102
10thB4469263102
11thB4051252603
12thA4044232602
13thM5222903
14thB4465202201
15thA370182201
16thB3122182700
17thB4053181801
18thA4320172201
19thA3029141703
20thA403132003

Towns in Bristol: crashes in 2005

Bristol itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 1,258.

Postcode districts in Bristol: crashes in 2005

BS5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bristol in 2005: 201.

Latest crashes in Bristol in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Bristol in 2005, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Bristol road accidents in other years