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South Gloucestershire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 731 road traffic collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1997, and 987 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1996 (640), and casualties rose from 869.

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

Collisions in 1997
731
Up 14% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
987
Up 14% on 1996
Fatal collisions
12
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in South Gloucestershire in 1997

1.6% of collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1997 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 2.1% and 18% in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious729.8%
  • Slight64789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.4%
  • Serious858.6%
  • Slight88890%

South Gloucestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Gloucestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 985 in 1999. 1997 is highlighted, with 731, up 14% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (17%)
  • Tuesday107 (15%)
  • Wednesday106 (15%)
  • Thursday95 (13%)
  • Friday146 (20%)
  • Saturday86 (12%)
  • Sunday68 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (7.3%)
  • February48 (6.6%)
  • March52 (7.1%)
  • April58 (7.9%)
  • May63 (8.6%)
  • June56 (7.7%)
  • July58 (7.9%)
  • August52 (7.1%)
  • September55 (7.5%)
  • October83 (11%)
  • November85 (12%)
  • December68 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight518 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds560 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other37 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry486 (66%)
  • Wet or damp240 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph387 (53%)
  • 40 mph64 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph156 (21%)
  • 70 mph109 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway447 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway170 (23%)
  • Roundabout89 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant713 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian79 (8%)
  • Cyclist73 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3%)
  • 11 to 1552 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20171 (17%)
  • 21 to 25120 (12%)
  • 26 to 35251 (25%)
  • 36 to 45153 (16%)
  • 46 to 5591 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6549 (5%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.5%)
  • Over 7519 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider642 (65%)
  • Passenger266 (27%)
  • Pedestrian79 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,149 (80%)
  • Motorcycle90 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (0.9%)
  • Minibus9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Gloucestershire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Gloucestershire had the 108th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in South Gloucestershire with the most crashes in 1997

The M4 had the most collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1997: 69, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Gloucestershire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM46910223
2ndA38486205
3rdA432455406
4thA4174415315
5thM5396215
6thA46295112
7thA420273511
8thB4058274002
9thB4465182204
10thB4060162200
11thM32151900
12thA431111410
13thA4017101200
14thA4175101202
15thB405791000
16thB405991613
17thB44277701
18thA40185700
19thA4035701
20thB40555600

Towns in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1997

Kingswood and Fishponds had the most collisions of any town in South Gloucestershire in 1997: 173.

Postcode districts in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1997

BS16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Gloucestershire in 1997: 154.

Latest crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

South Gloucestershire road accidents in other years