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Bristol road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,040 road traffic collisions in Bristol in 2011, and 1,281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2010 (1,087), and casualties fell from 1,348.

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

Collisions in 2011
1,040
Down 4% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
1,281
Down 5% on 2010
Fatal collisions
10
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bristol in 2011

1% of collisions in Bristol in 2011 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Bristol from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious14013%
  • Slight89086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.9%
  • Serious14711%
  • Slight1,12388%

Bristol road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bristol, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,745 in 1982. 2011 is highlighted, with 1,040, down 4% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 1,040
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday158 (15%)
  • Tuesday145 (14%)
  • Wednesday174 (17%)
  • Thursday186 (18%)
  • Friday180 (17%)
  • Saturday107 (10%)
  • Sunday90 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59168 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59144 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59177 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59259 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59165 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (8.2%)
  • February71 (6.8%)
  • March87 (8.4%)
  • April87 (8.4%)
  • May91 (8.8%)
  • June96 (9.2%)
  • July81 (7.8%)
  • August66 (6.3%)
  • September91 (8.8%)
  • October113 (11%)
  • November96 (9.2%)
  • December76 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight754 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit255 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit25 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds840 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds132 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Other15 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded27 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry772 (74%)
  • Wet or damp265 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph129 (12%)
  • 30 mph837 (80%)
  • 40 mph30 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph16 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph14 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway792 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (11%)
  • Roundabout96 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bristol in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant586 (46%)
  • Cyclist250 (20%)
  • Pedestrian227 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1030 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1553 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20164 (13%)
  • 21 to 25212 (17%)
  • 26 to 35297 (23%)
  • 36 to 45190 (15%)
  • 46 to 55142 (11%)
  • 56 to 6587 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7537 (2.9%)
  • Over 7537 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider798 (62%)
  • Passenger256 (20%)
  • Pedestrian227 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,327 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle256 (13%)
  • Motorcycle140 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (4%)
  • Bus or coach50 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bristol in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bristol had the 19th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bristol in 2011

Central, Bristol, BS1 2BQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bristol in 2011, with 93 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bristol with the most crashes in 2011

The A38 had the most collisions in Bristol in 2011: 86, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bristol, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA388696014
2ndA46686011
3rdA420506206
4thA4018495516
5thA432435815
6thA37283113
7thB4469243001
8thA4044202313
9thA3029192701
10thM32193100
11thB4054181901
12thB4051172000
13thB4053152005
14thA4174121502
15thB4465121300
16thA370111102
17thA4320111601
18thB3122111403
19thB4056101202
20thM5102501

Towns in Bristol: crashes in 2011

Bristol itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 878.

Postcode districts in Bristol: crashes in 2011

BS5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bristol in 2011: 153.

Latest crashes in Bristol in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Bristol in 2011, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Bristol road accidents in other years