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North Somerset road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 564 road traffic collisions in North Somerset in 2000, and 793 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1999 (644), and casualties fell from 885.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 22,130 collisions in North Somerset.

Collisions in 2000
564
Down 12% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
793
Down 10% on 1999
Fatal collisions
7
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
12% of collisions

Crash severity in North Somerset in 2000

1.2% of collisions in North Somerset in 2000 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 19% in North Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious6912%
  • Slight48887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious7910%
  • Slight70589%

North Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1980. 2000 is highlighted, with 564, down 12% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (14%)
  • Tuesday85 (15%)
  • Wednesday74 (13%)
  • Thursday78 (14%)
  • Friday101 (18%)
  • Saturday81 (14%)
  • Sunday67 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (8.5%)
  • February45 (8%)
  • March43 (7.6%)
  • April48 (8.5%)
  • May51 (9%)
  • June52 (9.2%)
  • July50 (8.9%)
  • August43 (7.6%)
  • September54 (9.6%)
  • October33 (5.9%)
  • November52 (9.2%)
  • December45 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight422 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry331 (59%)
  • Wet or damp210 (37%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Mud3 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph291 (52%)
  • 40 mph83 (15%)
  • 50 mph39 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph108 (19%)
  • 70 mph42 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway436 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (12%)
  • Roundabout43 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Somerset in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant548 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian67 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist39 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1531 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20141 (18%)
  • 21 to 25106 (13%)
  • 26 to 35167 (21%)
  • 36 to 45114 (14%)
  • 46 to 5580 (10%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7544 (5.5%)
  • Over 7522 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider476 (60%)
  • Passenger250 (32%)
  • Pedestrian67 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car861 (78%)
  • Motorcycle74 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Somerset in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in North Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Somerset ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Somerset had the 141st most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in North Somerset with the most crashes in 2000

The A370 had the most collisions in North Somerset in 2000: 97, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Somerset, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37097137010
2ndB31304970111
3rdM5437027
4thA369405705
5thA38254525
6thB3133223504
7thB3128152702
8thB3440151901
9thB3124121403
10thA303381000
11thA3716700
12thA36851000
13thB31293711
14thB30331100
15thB31341500
16thB31401100

Towns in North Somerset: crashes in 2000

Weston-super-Mare had the most collisions of any town in North Somerset in 2000: 166.

Postcode districts in North Somerset: crashes in 2000

BS23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Somerset in 2000: 121.

Latest crashes in North Somerset in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in North Somerset in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

North Somerset road accidents in other years