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Bristol road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,106 road traffic collisions in Bristol in 2008, and 1,347 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2007 (1,443), and casualties fell from 1,748.

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

Collisions in 2008
1,106
Down 23% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,347
Down 23% on 2007
Fatal collisions
9
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Bristol in 2008

0.8% of collisions in Bristol in 2008 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Bristol from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious1069.6%
  • Slight99190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious1178.7%
  • Slight1,22191%

Bristol road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bristol, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,745 in 1982. 2008 is highlighted, with 1,106, down 23% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 1,106
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday165 (15%)
  • Tuesday177 (16%)
  • Wednesday160 (14%)
  • Thursday160 (14%)
  • Friday178 (16%)
  • Saturday166 (15%)
  • Sunday100 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5955 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59147 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59151 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59177 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59287 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59181 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January99 (9%)
  • February95 (8.6%)
  • March99 (9%)
  • April82 (7.4%)
  • May88 (8%)
  • June115 (10%)
  • July79 (7.1%)
  • August74 (6.7%)
  • September92 (8.3%)
  • October105 (9.5%)
  • November100 (9%)
  • December78 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight775 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit277 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown42 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds853 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds128 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded68 (6.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry822 (74%)
  • Wet or damp275 (25%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph1,021 (92%)
  • 40 mph28 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph11 (1%)
  • 70 mph20 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway903 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout68 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road54 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bristol in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant616 (46%)
  • Pedestrian260 (19%)
  • Cyclist205 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1036 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1560 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20194 (14%)
  • 21 to 25182 (14%)
  • 26 to 35276 (20%)
  • 36 to 45256 (19%)
  • 46 to 55136 (10%)
  • 56 to 6592 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (1.8%)
  • Over 7543 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider836 (62%)
  • Pedestrian260 (19%)
  • Passenger251 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,404 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle208 (10%)
  • Motorcycle173 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach68 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car43 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle23 (1.1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bristol in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bristol had the 18th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bristol in 2008

Central, Bristol, BS1 2BQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bristol in 2008, with 117 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Bristol with the most crashes in 2008

The A38 had the most collisions in Bristol in 2008: 79, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bristol, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA387996010
2ndA4739019
3rdA420567214
4thA4018535706
5thA432374403
6thA4044252702
7thB4051233101
8thA370212210
9thA4174213302
10thB4469202800
11thM32192612
12thB4465172001
13thA3029161900
14thA37161811
15thB4054121511
16thA4032111401
17thA4176111411
18thB4057111402
19thM5111401
20thA403101203

Towns in Bristol: crashes in 2008

Bristol itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 894.

Postcode districts in Bristol: crashes in 2008

BS5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bristol in 2008: 166.

Latest crashes in Bristol in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Bristol in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Bristol road accidents in other years