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South Gloucestershire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 31,003 road traffic collisions in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025, and 41,709 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 636 were fatal and 5,532 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 414 collisions, up 29% on 2024 (321), and casualties rose from 424 to 535.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
31,003
93rd highest of 351 areas
Casualties
41,709
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
636
2.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
414
Up 29% on 2024

Crash severity in South Gloucestershire

2.1% of collisions in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal6362.1%
  • Serious5,53218%
  • Slight24,83580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal7081.7%
  • Serious6,65716%
  • Slight34,34482%

South Gloucestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Gloucestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 985 in 1999. In 2025 there were 414, up 29% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 414
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025414535
2024321424
2023342437
2022354474
2021366480
2020332417
2019425582
2018434581
2017342453
2016399572
2015394522
2014423555
2013493647
2012489653
2011512705
2010621796
2009606802
2008609825
20077501,027
20067711,068
20058171,136
20048981,194
20037941,093
20028301,148
20018241,115
20008771,207
19999851,299
19988811,182
1997731987
1996640869
19958361,182
1994691918
1993678867
1992617854
1991631851
1990679917
1989564789
19888021,072
19877701,018
19868661,137
19858621,142
19848561,145
19839031,199
19829171,197
19818931,229
19809091,214
19798551,193

When and where crashes happen in South Gloucestershire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,535 (15%)
  • Tuesday4,544 (15%)
  • Wednesday4,526 (15%)
  • Thursday4,666 (15%)
  • Friday5,419 (17%)
  • Saturday4,099 (13%)
  • Sunday3,214 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,015 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59516 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,578 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594,080 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,989 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:597,875 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594,947 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,003 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,469 (8%)
  • February2,248 (7.3%)
  • March2,459 (7.9%)
  • April2,411 (7.8%)
  • May2,612 (8.4%)
  • June2,611 (8.4%)
  • July2,584 (8.3%)
  • August2,551 (8.2%)
  • September2,537 (8.2%)
  • October2,886 (9.3%)
  • November2,977 (9.6%)
  • December2,658 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight22,484 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5,831 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,945 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown628 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit114 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds23,667 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,125 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds692 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds501 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist276 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds118 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds43 (0.1%)
  • Other1,068 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded513 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry20,811 (67%)
  • Wet or damp9,456 (31%)
  • Frost or ice544 (1.8%)
  • Snow123 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep37 (0.1%)
  • Mud11 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel10 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph466 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph15,416 (50%)
  • 40 mph4,103 (13%)
  • 50 mph989 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph4,993 (16%)
  • 70 mph5,030 (16%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway20,954 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway6,550 (21%)
  • Roundabout2,722 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road579 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded198 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in South Gloucestershire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant25,503 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist6,478 (16%)
  • Pedestrian3,714 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist3,509 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant795 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)595 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant500 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant204 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant192 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant114 (0.3%)
  • Other46 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded59 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5702 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 101,295 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 152,406 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 208,452 (20%)
  • 21 to 255,705 (14%)
  • 26 to 357,859 (19%)
  • 36 to 455,629 (13%)
  • 46 to 554,113 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 652,815 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 751,565 (3.8%)
  • Over 751,030 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded138 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider27,643 (66%)
  • Passenger10,352 (25%)
  • Pedestrian3,714 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car43,371 (72%)
  • Motorcycle6,621 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle3,589 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,490 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,112 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach724 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle496 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car198 (0.3%)
  • Minibus161 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)64 (0.1%)
  • Other100 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in South Gloucestershire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in South Gloucestershire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Gloucestershire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Gloucestershire had the 93rd most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
Joint 92nd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
90thMilton Keynes31,26244,4345024,425
91stBarnsley31,16342,5985555,380
92ndGuildford31,03242,8473865,164
93rdSouth Gloucestershire (this area)31,00341,7096365,532
94thRochdale30,88641,4853884,058
95thCalderdale30,52141,9004735,244
96thTrafford29,67439,1293803,535

Accident hotspots in South Gloucestershire

Winterbourne, South Gloucestershire, BS16 1RX area is the busiest accident hotspot in South Gloucestershire, with 491 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in South Gloucestershire with the most crashes

The M4 had the most collisions in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025: 2,241, including 73 fatal and 320 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Gloucestershire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM42,2413,66973320
2ndA381,9922,54151354
3rdA41741,7682,29023216
4thA4321,7092,18054378
5thM51,6512,68242229
6thA4201,1931,55122226
7thB40581,0461,46124240
8thA469171,52735184
9thA43171691012150
10thB446561182416125
11thA40175937271294
12thA417559180015122
13thB40575356629105
14thB4060490667691
15thM324316271343
16thB40594015911479
17thB4061307387966
18thA4018249340549
19thA4032263201063
20thB4055224308952

Towns in South Gloucestershire

Kingswood and Fishponds had the most collisions of any town in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025: 7,981.

Postcode districts in South Gloucestershire

BS16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025: 5,592.

Latest crashes in South Gloucestershire

Of the latest 24 crashes in South Gloucestershire, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 28 December 2025.

Severity