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South Gloucestershire road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 691 road traffic collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1994, and 918 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1993 (678), and casualties rose from 867.

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

Collisions in 1994
691
Up 2% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
918
Up 6% on 1993
Fatal collisions
12
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
11% of collisions

Crash severity in South Gloucestershire in 1994

1.7% of collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1994 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.1% and 18% in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious7911%
  • Slight60087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious9210%
  • Slight81389%

South Gloucestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Gloucestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 985 in 1999. 1994 is highlighted, with 691, up 2% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (15%)
  • Tuesday99 (14%)
  • Wednesday93 (13%)
  • Thursday114 (16%)
  • Friday113 (16%)
  • Saturday103 (15%)
  • Sunday64 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59119 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (8.5%)
  • February49 (7.1%)
  • March62 (9%)
  • April54 (7.8%)
  • May60 (8.7%)
  • June54 (7.8%)
  • July40 (5.8%)
  • August55 (8%)
  • September46 (6.7%)
  • October63 (9.1%)
  • November77 (11%)
  • December72 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight482 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit141 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds460 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other45 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry405 (59%)
  • Wet or damp270 (39%)
  • Snow8 (1.2%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph338 (49%)
  • 40 mph84 (12%)
  • 50 mph28 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph132 (19%)
  • 70 mph109 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway417 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway158 (23%)
  • Roundabout74 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant643 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (10%)
  • Pedestrian90 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist52 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1559 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20157 (17%)
  • 21 to 25128 (14%)
  • 26 to 35213 (23%)
  • 36 to 45102 (11%)
  • 46 to 5590 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4%)
  • Over 7522 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider563 (61%)
  • Passenger265 (29%)
  • Pedestrian90 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,074 (80%)
  • Motorcycle100 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Gloucestershire in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Gloucestershire had the 110th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Gloucestershire with the most crashes in 1994

The M4 had the most collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1994: 54, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Gloucestershire, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4547424
2ndM5518109
3rdA38475804
4thA4174405612
5thA432395945
6thB4058264014
7thA46233303
8thA420192203
9thA431171902
10thB4059111611
11thM32101100
12thA40179900
13thB406081601
14thB446571001
15thA41756800
16thB40615803
17thA4034500
18thB40554500
19thB40574401
20thA43203500

Towns in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1994

Kingswood and Fishponds had the most collisions of any town in South Gloucestershire in 1994: 146.

Postcode districts in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1994

BS37 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Gloucestershire in 1994: 118.

Latest crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1994, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

South Gloucestershire road accidents in other years