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Bristol road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,183 road traffic collisions in Bristol in 2009, and 1,425 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2008 (1,106), and casualties rose from 1,347.

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

Collisions in 2009
1,183
Up 7% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
1,425
Up 6% on 2008
Fatal collisions
13
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
7.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Bristol in 2009

1.1% of collisions in Bristol in 2009 were fatal and 7.9% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Bristol from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious937.9%
  • Slight1,07791%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141%
  • Serious986.9%
  • Slight1,31392%

Bristol road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bristol, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,745 in 1982. 2009 is highlighted, with 1,183, up 7% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 1,183
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday181 (15%)
  • Tuesday177 (15%)
  • Wednesday187 (16%)
  • Thursday169 (14%)
  • Friday202 (17%)
  • Saturday165 (14%)
  • Sunday102 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5973 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59148 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59143 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59205 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59297 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59191 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5996 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January97 (8.2%)
  • February80 (6.8%)
  • March108 (9.1%)
  • April86 (7.3%)
  • May106 (9%)
  • June89 (7.5%)
  • July109 (9.2%)
  • August102 (8.6%)
  • September105 (8.9%)
  • October117 (9.9%)
  • November104 (8.8%)
  • December80 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight811 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit360 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds954 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded64 (5.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry918 (78%)
  • Wet or damp246 (21%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1%)
  • Snow7 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph1,095 (93%)
  • 40 mph30 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph22 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph14 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph12 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway910 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (9%)
  • Roundabout98 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road69 (5.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bristol in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant682 (48%)
  • Cyclist268 (19%)
  • Pedestrian244 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1034 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1581 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20225 (16%)
  • 21 to 25209 (15%)
  • 26 to 35328 (23%)
  • 36 to 45220 (15%)
  • 46 to 55160 (11%)
  • 56 to 6583 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (2.1%)
  • Over 7536 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider927 (65%)
  • Passenger254 (18%)
  • Pedestrian244 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,572 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle270 (12%)
  • Motorcycle141 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach64 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car53 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle21 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bristol in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bristol had the 16th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bristol in 2009

Central, Bristol, BS1 2BQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bristol in 2009, with 111 collisions, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Bristol with the most crashes in 2009

The A38 had the most collisions in Bristol in 2009: 100, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bristol, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3810012018
2ndA4667517
3rdA4018657208
4thA420566706
5thA432415001
6thA4174304003
7thB4469283404
8thA4044263410
9thA3029243015
10thA37213000
11thM32212802
12thA370192011
13thB4051152101
14thB4053131401
15thB4054131401
16thB4465121301
17thB4058111202
18thA4320101402
19thB4056101000
20thB4057101401

Towns in Bristol: crashes in 2009

Bristol itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 980.

Postcode districts in Bristol: crashes in 2009

BS5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bristol in 2009: 162.

Latest crashes in Bristol in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Bristol in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Bristol road accidents in other years