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South Gloucestershire road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 836 road traffic collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1995, and 1,182 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 1994 (691), and casualties rose from 918.

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

Collisions in 1995
836
Up 21% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,182
Up 29% on 1994
Fatal collisions
23
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
13% of collisions

Crash severity in South Gloucestershire in 1995

2.8% of collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1995 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.1% and 18% in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal232.8%
  • Serious11113%
  • Slight70284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal353%
  • Serious16014%
  • Slight98784%

South Gloucestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Gloucestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 985 in 1999. 1995 is highlighted, with 836, up 21% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (14%)
  • Tuesday130 (16%)
  • Wednesday132 (16%)
  • Thursday125 (15%)
  • Friday139 (17%)
  • Saturday107 (13%)
  • Sunday86 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59222 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59136 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (5.6%)
  • February67 (8%)
  • March68 (8.1%)
  • April63 (7.5%)
  • May72 (8.6%)
  • June80 (9.6%)
  • July77 (9.2%)
  • August64 (7.7%)
  • September74 (8.9%)
  • October76 (9.1%)
  • November75 (9%)
  • December73 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight610 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit140 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds618 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other37 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry571 (68%)
  • Wet or damp245 (29%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph385 (46%)
  • 40 mph104 (12%)
  • 50 mph21 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph182 (22%)
  • 70 mph143 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway532 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway171 (20%)
  • Roundabout103 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant793 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (10%)
  • Pedestrian97 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist86 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (2%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1567 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20171 (14%)
  • 21 to 25180 (15%)
  • 26 to 35297 (25%)
  • 36 to 45154 (13%)
  • 46 to 5596 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6573 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7549 (4.1%)
  • Over 7534 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider729 (62%)
  • Passenger356 (30%)
  • Pedestrian97 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,284 (79%)
  • Motorcycle116 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (2%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Gloucestershire in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 in South Gloucestershire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Gloucestershire ranked among 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Gloucestershire had the 85th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in South Gloucestershire with the most crashes in 1995

The M4 had the most collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1995: 70, including 4 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Gloucestershire, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM47015245
2ndM55710519
3rdA38547518
4thA4174496903
5thA432445122
6thA420375124
7thA46284834
8thB4058274409
9thM32232610
10thA4175152212
11thB4465121704
12thA431101204
13thB405991501
14thB406081201
15thB40617700
16thA40176700
17thB405561122
18thB40575500
19thB44275700
20thB44615800

Towns in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1995

Kingswood and Fishponds had the most collisions of any town in South Gloucestershire in 1995: 206.

Postcode districts in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1995

BS16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Gloucestershire in 1995: 146.

Latest crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1995, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

South Gloucestershire road accidents in other years