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North Somerset road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 608 road traffic collisions in North Somerset in 2005, and 846 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2004 (688), and casualties fell from 907.

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

Collisions in 2005
608
Down 12% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
846
Down 7% on 2004
Fatal collisions
7
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
11% of collisions

Crash severity in North Somerset in 2005

1.2% of collisions in North Somerset in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2% and 19% in North Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious6711%
  • Slight53488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious748.7%
  • Slight76590%

North Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1980. 2005 is highlighted, with 608, down 12% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (12%)
  • Tuesday99 (16%)
  • Wednesday79 (13%)
  • Thursday87 (14%)
  • Friday100 (16%)
  • Saturday95 (16%)
  • Sunday76 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (8.9%)
  • February46 (7.6%)
  • March44 (7.2%)
  • April43 (7.1%)
  • May54 (8.9%)
  • June49 (8.1%)
  • July53 (8.7%)
  • August53 (8.7%)
  • September51 (8.4%)
  • October55 (9%)
  • November51 (8.4%)
  • December55 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight454 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds485 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Other17 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry425 (70%)
  • Wet or damp177 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph336 (55%)
  • 40 mph69 (11%)
  • 50 mph64 (11%)
  • 60 mph71 (12%)
  • 70 mph64 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway429 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout30 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Somerset in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant566 (67%)
  • Pedestrian76 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (6%)
  • Cyclist48 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1548 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20138 (16%)
  • 21 to 2596 (11%)
  • 26 to 35136 (16%)
  • 36 to 45148 (17%)
  • 46 to 5582 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6566 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7550 (5.9%)
  • Over 7539 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider511 (60%)
  • Passenger259 (31%)
  • Pedestrian76 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car857 (76%)
  • Motorcycle80 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach43 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Somerset in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Somerset had the 104th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Somerset in 2005

Weston-super-Mare Central, North Somerset, BS23 1XU area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Somerset in 2005, with 63 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in North Somerset with the most crashes in 2005

The A370 had the most collisions in North Somerset in 2005: 93, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Somerset, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37093129112
2ndM56510403
3rdA38324524
4thB3130263201
5thB3440263604
6thB3133243116
7thA369162901
8thA3033152102
9thB3124131812
10thA368123501
11thB3128121501
12thA3715500
13thB31345901
14thB31292200
15thB13131200
16thB30311100
17thB31351100

Towns in North Somerset: crashes in 2005

Weston-super-Mare had the most collisions of any town in North Somerset in 2005: 198.

Postcode districts in North Somerset: crashes in 2005

BS23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Somerset in 2005: 137.

Latest crashes in North Somerset in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in North Somerset in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

North Somerset road accidents in other years