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Bristol road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,465 road traffic collisions in Bristol in 2006, and 1,806 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2005 (1,498), and casualties fell from 1,818.

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

Collisions in 2006
1,465
Down 2% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,806
Down 1% on 2005
Fatal collisions
14
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Bristol in 2006

1% of collisions in Bristol in 2006 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Bristol from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141%
  • Serious1439.8%
  • Slight1,30889%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.8%
  • Serious1568.6%
  • Slight1,63591%

Bristol road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bristol, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,745 in 1982. 2006 is highlighted, with 1,465, down 2% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday212 (14%)
  • Tuesday210 (14%)
  • Wednesday224 (15%)
  • Thursday237 (16%)
  • Friday265 (18%)
  • Saturday181 (12%)
  • Sunday136 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5975 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59184 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59211 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59255 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59340 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59236 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59139 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January131 (8.9%)
  • February118 (8.1%)
  • March115 (7.8%)
  • April87 (5.9%)
  • May105 (7.2%)
  • June128 (8.7%)
  • July150 (10%)
  • August117 (8%)
  • September148 (10%)
  • October144 (9.8%)
  • November97 (6.6%)
  • December125 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,037 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit405 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,142 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds171 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other38 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded70 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,078 (74%)
  • Wet or damp375 (26%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,355 (92%)
  • 40 mph43 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph29 (2%)
  • 60 mph13 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph24 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,134 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway142 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout114 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road69 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bristol in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant928 (51%)
  • Pedestrian281 (16%)
  • Cyclist247 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist231 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant28 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1055 (3%)
  • 11 to 1587 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20313 (17%)
  • 21 to 25268 (15%)
  • 26 to 35410 (23%)
  • 36 to 45257 (14%)
  • 46 to 55177 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 65101 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7554 (3%)
  • Over 7537 (2%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,121 (62%)
  • Passenger404 (22%)
  • Pedestrian281 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,919 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle254 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle248 (9%)
  • Bus or coach93 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car58 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (2%)
  • Other vehicle32 (1.2%)
  • Minibus9 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bristol in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bristol had the 13th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bristol in 2006

Central, Bristol, BS1 2BQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bristol in 2006, with 130 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Bristol with the most crashes in 2006

The A4 had the most collisions in Bristol in 2006: 104, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bristol, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4104140312
2ndA3810010718
3rdA420678317
4thA4018668138
5thA432516105
6thA4174374813
7thB4465353904
8thA37252802
9thB4051232401
10thM32213900
11thA4320202302
12thB4469192302
13thB4056181900
14thA370172501
15thB4054172302
16thM5162401
17thA3029152000
18thB4052151700
19thA4044141502
20thB4058141901

Towns in Bristol: crashes in 2006

Bristol itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 1,232.

Postcode districts in Bristol: crashes in 2006

BS5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bristol in 2006: 222.

Latest crashes in Bristol in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Bristol in 2006, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Bristol road accidents in other years