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South Gloucestershire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 985 road traffic collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1999, and 1,299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1998 (881), and casualties rose from 1,182.

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

Collisions in 1999
985
Up 12% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,299
Up 10% on 1998
Fatal collisions
12
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
11% of collisions

Crash severity in South Gloucestershire in 1999

1.2% of collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1999 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.1% and 18% in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious11211%
  • Slight86187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious13610%
  • Slight1,15189%

South Gloucestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Gloucestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 985 in 1999. 1999 is highlighted, with 985, up 12% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday166 (17%)
  • Tuesday130 (13%)
  • Wednesday156 (16%)
  • Thursday131 (13%)
  • Friday186 (19%)
  • Saturday119 (12%)
  • Sunday97 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59135 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59128 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59190 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59267 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59158 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (8.3%)
  • February77 (7.8%)
  • March75 (7.6%)
  • April68 (6.9%)
  • May96 (9.7%)
  • June75 (7.6%)
  • July74 (7.5%)
  • August86 (8.7%)
  • September68 (6.9%)
  • October89 (9%)
  • November88 (8.9%)
  • December107 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight736 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit142 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown34 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds719 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds143 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other40 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry645 (65%)
  • Wet or damp318 (32%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph529 (54%)
  • 40 mph124 (13%)
  • 50 mph38 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph149 (15%)
  • 70 mph145 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway611 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway244 (25%)
  • Roundabout113 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant862 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian124 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist100 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Horse rider5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1048 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1575 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20196 (15%)
  • 21 to 25177 (14%)
  • 26 to 35290 (22%)
  • 36 to 45187 (14%)
  • 46 to 55128 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6584 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7554 (4.2%)
  • Over 7535 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider855 (66%)
  • Passenger320 (25%)
  • Pedestrian124 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,493 (77%)
  • Motorcycle131 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle42 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach26 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Gloucestershire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Gloucestershire had the 68th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in South Gloucestershire with the most crashes in 1999

The A38 had the most collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1999: 87, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Gloucestershire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA388712009
2ndM56610022
3rdM4639812
4thA4174526806
5thA432435229
6thA420375315
7thA46345007
8thB4058324304
9thA431232701
10thB4060222704
11thB4057172201
12thM32162603
13thA4017151703
14thA4018141402
15thA4175141501
16thB4427132003
17thB4465121521
18thB4059101301
19thB405591103
20thB40467701

Towns in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1999

Kingswood and Fishponds had the most collisions of any town in South Gloucestershire in 1999: 213.

Postcode districts in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1999

BS16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Gloucestershire in 1999: 139.

Latest crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1999, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

South Gloucestershire road accidents in other years