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Bristol road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 809 road traffic collisions in Bristol in 2023, and 935 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2022 (873), and casualties fell from 988.

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

Collisions in 2023
809
Down 7% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
935
Down 5% on 2022
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Bristol in 2023

0.7% of collisions in Bristol in 2023 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Bristol from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious9712%
  • Slight70687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious10511%
  • Slight82288%

Bristol road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bristol, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,745 in 1982. 2023 is highlighted, with 809, down 7% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 809
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (14%)
  • Tuesday130 (16%)
  • Wednesday131 (16%)
  • Thursday116 (14%)
  • Friday140 (17%)
  • Saturday104 (13%)
  • Sunday76 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59207 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59169 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (9%)
  • February72 (8.9%)
  • March68 (8.4%)
  • April48 (5.9%)
  • May83 (10%)
  • June84 (10%)
  • July69 (8.5%)
  • August59 (7.3%)
  • September59 (7.3%)
  • October63 (7.8%)
  • November71 (8.8%)
  • December60 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight548 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit255 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds621 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded74 (9.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry589 (73%)
  • Wet or damp181 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded34 (4.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph479 (59%)
  • 30 mph283 (35%)
  • 40 mph40 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway642 (79%)
  • Roundabout64 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road58 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bristol in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (31%)
  • Cyclist209 (22%)
  • Pedestrian167 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (16%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider6 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded74 (7.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1544 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2094 (10%)
  • 21 to 25123 (13%)
  • 26 to 35247 (26%)
  • 36 to 45172 (18%)
  • 46 to 5588 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4%)
  • Over 7524 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded29 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider681 (73%)
  • Pedestrian167 (18%)
  • Passenger87 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car860 (57%)
  • Pedal cycle215 (14%)
  • Motorcycle169 (11%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)91 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car52 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bristol in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bristol had the 21st most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bristol in 2023

Central, Bristol, BS1 2BQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bristol in 2023, with 87 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bristol with the most crashes in 2023

The A38 had the most collisions in Bristol in 2023: 86, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bristol, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA388610102
2ndA4475919
3rdA420363901
4thA4018313303
5thA432283002
6thA37212205
7thA4044212302
8thB4051181803
9thA4174172312
10thB4465121200
11thB4053111201
12thB4469111200
13thA3029101302
14thA370101111
15thA4320101001
16thB40548800
17thB40567901
18thA40325600
19thB31225600
20thB40525601

Towns in Bristol: crashes in 2023

Bristol itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 696.

Postcode districts in Bristol: crashes in 2023

BS5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bristol in 2023: 110.

Latest crashes in Bristol in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Bristol in 2023, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Bristol road accidents in other years