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North Somerset road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 688 road traffic collisions in North Somerset in 2004, and 907 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2003 (596), and casualties rose from 815.

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

Collisions in 2004
688
Up 15% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
907
Up 11% on 2003
Fatal collisions
10
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
12% of collisions

Crash severity in North Somerset in 2004

1.5% of collisions in North Somerset in 2004 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 19% in North Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious8412%
  • Slight59486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious10111%
  • Slight79688%

North Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1980. 2004 is highlighted, with 688, up 15% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (16%)
  • Tuesday92 (13%)
  • Wednesday100 (15%)
  • Thursday91 (13%)
  • Friday121 (18%)
  • Saturday100 (15%)
  • Sunday75 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59169 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (6.8%)
  • February49 (7.1%)
  • March41 (6%)
  • April47 (6.8%)
  • May58 (8.4%)
  • June67 (9.7%)
  • July66 (9.6%)
  • August63 (9.2%)
  • September78 (11%)
  • October65 (9.4%)
  • November41 (6%)
  • December66 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight520 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds544 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry449 (65%)
  • Wet or damp228 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Mud4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph369 (54%)
  • 40 mph81 (12%)
  • 50 mph56 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph112 (16%)
  • 70 mph68 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway496 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout39 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Somerset in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant608 (67%)
  • Pedestrian100 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist60 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1563 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20170 (19%)
  • 21 to 2599 (11%)
  • 26 to 35149 (16%)
  • 36 to 45127 (14%)
  • 46 to 5575 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6581 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7548 (5.3%)
  • Over 7538 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider552 (61%)
  • Passenger255 (28%)
  • Pedestrian100 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car969 (78%)
  • Motorcycle83 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach39 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Somerset in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Somerset ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Somerset had the 99th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Somerset in 2004

Weston-super-Mare Central, North Somerset, BS23 1XU area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Somerset in 2004, with 61 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in North Somerset with the most crashes in 2004

The A370 had the most collisions in North Somerset in 2004: 118, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Somerset, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37011815827
2ndM56710819
3rdB3130445304
4thA38324829
5thB31282735010
6thA369233401
7thB3133172214
8thB3440171901
9thA3033161601
10thB3124162000
11thA371111602
12thA3687902
13thB31295602
14thB31344801
15thB31461100
16thB44691100

Towns in North Somerset: crashes in 2004

Weston-super-Mare had the most collisions of any town in North Somerset in 2004: 217.

Postcode districts in North Somerset: crashes in 2004

BS23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Somerset in 2004: 157.

Latest crashes in North Somerset in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in North Somerset in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

North Somerset road accidents in other years