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Bristol road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 753 road traffic collisions in Bristol in 2025, and 844 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 204 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2024 (841), and casualties fell from 955.

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

Collisions in 2025
753
Down 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
844
Down 12% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
204
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Bristol in 2025

0.1% of collisions in Bristol in 2025 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Bristol from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious20427%
  • Slight54873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious20825%
  • Slight63575%

Bristol road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bristol, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,745 in 1982. 2025 is highlighted, with 753, down 10% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 753
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (15%)
  • Tuesday120 (16%)
  • Wednesday118 (16%)
  • Thursday129 (17%)
  • Friday108 (14%)
  • Saturday90 (12%)
  • Sunday78 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59182 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59132 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (9%)
  • February56 (7.4%)
  • March69 (9.2%)
  • April62 (8.2%)
  • May74 (9.8%)
  • June65 (8.6%)
  • July62 (8.2%)
  • August50 (6.6%)
  • September55 (7.3%)
  • October75 (10%)
  • November75 (10%)
  • December42 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight523 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit194 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (3.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds657 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (9.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry613 (81%)
  • Wet or damp137 (18%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph457 (61%)
  • 30 mph251 (33%)
  • 40 mph30 (4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph12 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway607 (81%)
  • Roundabout63 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (5.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bristol in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant291 (34%)
  • Cyclist204 (24%)
  • Pedestrian147 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (14%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded35 (4.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1535 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20107 (13%)
  • 21 to 2593 (11%)
  • 26 to 35197 (23%)
  • 36 to 45143 (17%)
  • 46 to 5587 (10%)
  • 56 to 6581 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4%)
  • Over 7525 (3%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider603 (71%)
  • Pedestrian147 (17%)
  • Passenger94 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car794 (57%)
  • Pedal cycle215 (15%)
  • Motorcycle160 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (6.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)47 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach26 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bristol in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bristol had the 21st most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bristol in 2025

Central, Bristol, BS1 2BQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bristol in 2025, with 85 collisions, 23 of them serious.

Roads in Bristol with the most crashes in 2025

The A38 had the most collisions in Bristol in 2025: 62, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bristol, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386265018
2ndA4018373907
3rdA432333609
4thA4044252709
5thA420222305
6thA4212205
7thB4465212508
8thB4051202104
9thA37192306
10thA3029162103
11thB4057151803
12thB4469131503
13thA4320121311
14thB4058121505
15thA4174111303
16thB3120101004
17thB4054101203
18thB4055101202
19thB4056101202
20thB40539903

Towns in Bristol: crashes in 2025

Bristol itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 640.

Postcode districts in Bristol: crashes in 2025

BS5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bristol in 2025: 106.

Latest crashes in Bristol in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Bristol in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Bristol road accidents in other years