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Bristol road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,087 road traffic collisions in Bristol in 2010, and 1,348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2009 (1,183), and casualties fell from 1,425.

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

Collisions in 2010
1,087
Down 8% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
1,348
Down 5% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bristol in 2010

0.4% of collisions in Bristol in 2010 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Bristol from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious11811%
  • Slight96589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious1269.3%
  • Slight1,21890%

Bristol road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bristol, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,745 in 1982. 2010 is highlighted, with 1,087, down 8% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 1,087
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday154 (14%)
  • Tuesday183 (17%)
  • Wednesday146 (13%)
  • Thursday165 (15%)
  • Friday185 (17%)
  • Saturday142 (13%)
  • Sunday112 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59155 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59167 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59198 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59263 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (6.5%)
  • February81 (7.5%)
  • March116 (11%)
  • April90 (8.3%)
  • May95 (8.7%)
  • June98 (9%)
  • July92 (8.5%)
  • August91 (8.4%)
  • September86 (7.9%)
  • October110 (10%)
  • November101 (9.3%)
  • December56 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight797 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit269 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds921 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (8.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other29 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry843 (78%)
  • Wet or damp210 (19%)
  • Frost or ice23 (2.1%)
  • Snow11 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph47 (4.3%)
  • 30 mph953 (88%)
  • 40 mph37 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph24 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph14 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway831 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (11%)
  • Roundabout85 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bristol in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant631 (47%)
  • Cyclist286 (21%)
  • Pedestrian220 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist145 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (1%)
  • Van occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1028 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1545 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20190 (14%)
  • 21 to 25214 (16%)
  • 26 to 35319 (24%)
  • 36 to 45238 (18%)
  • 46 to 55134 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6586 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (2.2%)
  • Over 7535 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider895 (66%)
  • Passenger233 (17%)
  • Pedestrian220 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,383 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle293 (15%)
  • Motorcycle150 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car45 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach38 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bristol in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bristol had the 19th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bristol in 2010

Central, Bristol, BS1 2BQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bristol in 2010, with 103 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Bristol with the most crashes in 2010

The A38 had the most collisions in Bristol in 2010: 93, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bristol, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3893108011
2ndA47794210
3rdA4018496402
4thA420475507
5thA432424613
6thA4174273805
7thA37263203
8thA4044253100
9thB4469253702
10thA3029243502
11thA370232602
12thB4051212402
13thB4054202403
14thM32192701
15thA4320161900
16thB4053161902
17thB4052111702
18thB4465111101
19thB4056101201
20thB405891000

Towns in Bristol: crashes in 2010

Bristol itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 920.

Postcode districts in Bristol: crashes in 2010

BS5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bristol in 2010: 156.

Latest crashes in Bristol in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Bristol in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Bristol road accidents in other years