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South Gloucestershire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 866 road traffic collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1986, and 1,137 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 257 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1985 (862), and casualties fell from 1,142.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 31,003 collisions in South Gloucestershire.

Collisions in 1986
866
Level with 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,137
Level with 1985
Fatal collisions
18
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
257
30% of collisions

Crash severity in South Gloucestershire in 1986

2.1% of collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1986 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.1% and 18% in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.1%
  • Serious25730%
  • Slight59168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.6%
  • Serious31328%
  • Slight80671%

South Gloucestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Gloucestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 985 in 1999. 1986 is highlighted, with 866, level with 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 in 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday142 (16%)
  • Tuesday133 (15%)
  • Wednesday125 (14%)
  • Thursday115 (13%)
  • Friday139 (16%)
  • Saturday129 (15%)
  • Sunday83 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59127 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59220 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59113 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (8.5%)
  • February66 (7.6%)
  • March69 (8%)
  • April64 (7.4%)
  • May70 (8.1%)
  • June71 (8.2%)
  • July68 (7.9%)
  • August69 (8%)
  • September65 (7.5%)
  • October83 (9.6%)
  • November84 (9.7%)
  • December83 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight614 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit195 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds639 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Other29 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry520 (60%)
  • Wet or damp326 (38%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph411 (47%)
  • 40 mph123 (14%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph210 (24%)
  • 70 mph119 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway666 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway152 (18%)
  • Roundabout39 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant578 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist297 (26%)
  • Pedestrian110 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist75 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1031 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1593 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20336 (30%)
  • 21 to 25177 (16%)
  • 26 to 35154 (14%)
  • 36 to 45117 (10%)
  • 46 to 5586 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6564 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3%)
  • Over 7526 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider728 (64%)
  • Passenger299 (26%)
  • Pedestrian110 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,024 (65%)
  • Motorcycle307 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Gloucestershire in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 in South Gloucestershire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Gloucestershire ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Gloucestershire had the 90th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
90th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Gloucestershire with the most crashes in 1986

The A38 had the most collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1986: 65, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Gloucestershire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386588417
2ndM460101316
3rdA4325867023
4thA4204051012
5thB40583656012
6thA4175294208
7thA4312834210
8thA4174252806
9thM5254118
10thA46193216
11thB4465172614
12thA4017141521
13thB4060142306
14thB4055131605
15thB4057131605
16thB4061101204
17thB4461101806
18thM3291001
19thA401881502
20thB40597711

Towns in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1986

Kingswood and Fishponds had the most collisions of any town in South Gloucestershire in 1986: 260.

Postcode districts in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1986

BS16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Gloucestershire in 1986: 156.

Latest crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1986, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

South Gloucestershire road accidents in other years