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North Somerset road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 22,130 road traffic collisions in North Somerset from 1979 to 2025, and 30,524 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 439 were fatal and 4,112 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 285 collisions, down 1% on 2024 (288), and casualties fell from 379 to 361.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
22,130
146th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
30,524
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
439
2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
285
Down 1% on 2024

Crash severity in North Somerset

2% of collisions in North Somerset from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4392%
  • Serious4,11219%
  • Slight17,57979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4791.6%
  • Serious4,93516%
  • Slight25,11082%

North Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1980. In 2025 there were 285, down 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 285
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025285361
2024288379
2023263336
2022248325
2021209281
2020254326
2019296404
2018340464
2017333483
2016326467
2015339450
2014370509
2013403559
2012416573
2011448631
2010465656
2009483692
2008469666
2007624838
2006563798
2005608846
2004688907
2003596815
2002576765
2001585856
2000564793
1999644885
1998580819
1997567830
1996556729
1995546729
1994415613
1993489644
1992451638
1991540735
1990480610
1989580764
1988394581
1987331470
1986372555
1985488702
1984435590
1983532733
1982630882
1981674914
19807371,020
1979650901

When and where crashes happen in North Somerset

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,127 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,111 (14%)
  • Wednesday3,145 (14%)
  • Thursday3,251 (15%)
  • Friday3,634 (16%)
  • Saturday3,233 (15%)
  • Sunday2,629 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59902 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59378 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,753 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,229 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,063 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,314 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,376 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,115 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,735 (7.8%)
  • February1,591 (7.2%)
  • March1,703 (7.7%)
  • April1,704 (7.7%)
  • May1,892 (8.5%)
  • June1,876 (8.5%)
  • July2,096 (9.5%)
  • August1,925 (8.7%)
  • September1,898 (8.6%)
  • October2,018 (9.1%)
  • November1,926 (8.7%)
  • December1,766 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight16,150 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,749 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,738 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown378 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit115 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds17,197 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,814 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds450 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds438 (2%)
  • Fog or mist135 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds48 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds25 (0.1%)
  • Other664 (3%)
  • Not recorded359 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry15,265 (69%)
  • Wet or damp6,443 (29%)
  • Frost or ice284 (1.3%)
  • Snow68 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep38 (0.2%)
  • Mud13 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel13 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph198 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph11,812 (53%)
  • 40 mph2,148 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph1,162 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph4,682 (21%)
  • 70 mph2,081 (9.4%)
  • Not recorded43 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway17,378 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway2,632 (12%)
  • Roundabout1,274 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road664 (3%)
  • Not recorded182 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in North Somerset

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant18,869 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist4,037 (13%)
  • Pedestrian3,325 (11%)
  • Cyclist2,492 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant645 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant528 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)200 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant156 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant123 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant100 (0.3%)
  • Other43 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5562 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10988 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 151,767 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 206,287 (21%)
  • 21 to 253,749 (12%)
  • 26 to 355,018 (16%)
  • 36 to 453,944 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,953 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 652,292 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 751,599 (5.2%)
  • Over 751,236 (4%)
  • Not recorded129 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider18,711 (61%)
  • Passenger8,488 (28%)
  • Pedestrian3,325 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car30,506 (74%)
  • Motorcycle4,058 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle2,546 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,367 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,043 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach770 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle314 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car267 (0.6%)
  • Minibus149 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle43 (0.1%)
  • Other63 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in North Somerset

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in North Somerset

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Somerset ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Somerset had the 146th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
143rdRenfrewshire22,48728,8084445,228
144thWest Berkshire22,35331,1905484,453
145thNorth Tyneside22,28329,3082953,765
146thNorth Somerset (this area)22,13030,5244394,112
147thCherwell22,07431,5375074,126
148thKnowsley21,90831,3932973,144
149thReading21,62726,4051993,333

Accident hotspots in North Somerset

Weston-super-Mare Central, North Somerset, BS23 1XU area is the busiest accident hotspot in North Somerset, with 895 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.

Roads in North Somerset with the most crashes

The A370 had the most collisions in North Somerset from 1979 to 2025: 4,099, including 122 fatal and 805 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Somerset, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3704,0995,857122805
2ndM51,8013,10857261
3rdA381,1911,91349288
4thB31301,0711,45618208
5thA3698291,21021152
6thB313372999211153
7thB312855182112130
8thA3714666561294
9thB3440424533042
10thB3124403515974
11thA368343516375
12thA3033284343039
13thB3129142199532
14thB3134102171230
15thA4174234205
16thB3146192406
17thB303371100
18thA375701
19thB311451102
20thB31403800

Towns in North Somerset

Weston-super-Mare had the most collisions of any town in North Somerset from 1979 to 2025: 6,943.

Postcode districts in North Somerset

BS23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Somerset from 1979 to 2025: 4,720.

Latest crashes in North Somerset

Of the latest 24 crashes in North Somerset, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 27 December 2025.

Severity