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South Gloucestershire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 679 road traffic collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1990, and 917 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1989 (564), and casualties rose from 789.

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

Collisions in 1990
679
Up 20% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
917
Up 16% on 1989
Fatal collisions
17
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
22% of collisions

Crash severity in South Gloucestershire in 1990

2.5% of collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1990 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.1% and 18% in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.5%
  • Serious14822%
  • Slight51476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.1%
  • Serious17819%
  • Slight72079%

South Gloucestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Gloucestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 985 in 1999. 1990 is highlighted, with 679, up 20% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (11%)
  • Tuesday118 (17%)
  • Wednesday98 (14%)
  • Thursday94 (14%)
  • Friday121 (18%)
  • Saturday95 (14%)
  • Sunday78 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59155 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (7.7%)
  • February47 (6.9%)
  • March40 (5.9%)
  • April45 (6.6%)
  • May53 (7.8%)
  • June79 (12%)
  • July56 (8.2%)
  • August53 (7.8%)
  • September56 (8.2%)
  • October58 (8.5%)
  • November74 (11%)
  • December66 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight456 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit142 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds534 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry499 (73%)
  • Wet or damp175 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph343 (51%)
  • 40 mph69 (10%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph165 (24%)
  • 70 mph95 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway527 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway116 (17%)
  • Roundabout30 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant566 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (15%)
  • Pedestrian105 (11%)
  • Cyclist56 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1556 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20201 (22%)
  • 21 to 25151 (16%)
  • 26 to 35172 (19%)
  • 36 to 4598 (11%)
  • 46 to 5561 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6563 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7547 (5.1%)
  • Over 7519 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider565 (62%)
  • Passenger247 (27%)
  • Pedestrian105 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car928 (73%)
  • Motorcycle139 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Gloucestershire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Gloucestershire had the 139th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
139th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Gloucestershire with the most crashes in 1990

The A432 had the most collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1990: 52, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Gloucestershire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4325265110
2ndM44879015
3rdA384253110
4thA46295116
5thM5264523
6thA420232721
7thA431233808
8thA4174223401
9thA4175223316
10thB4058182704
11thA4017121403
12thB4465121406
13thM32121403
14thB4060111413
15thB4061101005
16thA461003
17thA40361310
18thB44274501
19thB40463510
20thB40483400

Towns in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1990

Kingswood and Fishponds had the most collisions of any town in South Gloucestershire in 1990: 230.

Postcode districts in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1990

BS16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Gloucestershire in 1990: 160.

Latest crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1990, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

South Gloucestershire road accidents in other years