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South Gloucestershire road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 830 road traffic collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2002, and 1,148 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2001 (824), and casualties rose from 1,115.

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

Collisions in 2002
830
Up 1% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,148
Up 3% on 2001
Fatal collisions
16
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
11% of collisions

Crash severity in South Gloucestershire in 2002

1.9% of collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2002 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.1% and 18% in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.9%
  • Serious9211%
  • Slight72287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.4%
  • Serious1119.7%
  • Slight1,02189%

South Gloucestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Gloucestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 985 in 1999. 2002 is highlighted, with 830, up 1% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (16%)
  • Tuesday108 (13%)
  • Wednesday135 (16%)
  • Thursday107 (13%)
  • Friday140 (17%)
  • Saturday110 (13%)
  • Sunday100 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59120 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59137 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59193 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (8.1%)
  • February59 (7.1%)
  • March72 (8.7%)
  • April58 (7%)
  • May77 (9.3%)
  • June77 (9.3%)
  • July61 (7.3%)
  • August61 (7.3%)
  • September61 (7.3%)
  • October86 (10%)
  • November90 (11%)
  • December61 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight605 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit158 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds599 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds128 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other34 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry511 (62%)
  • Wet or damp303 (37%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.2%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.4%)
  • Mud2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph386 (47%)
  • 40 mph153 (18%)
  • 50 mph32 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph125 (15%)
  • 70 mph129 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway501 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway183 (22%)
  • Roundabout132 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant825 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian79 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist74 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant23 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2%)
  • 11 to 1561 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20219 (19%)
  • 21 to 25135 (12%)
  • 26 to 35250 (22%)
  • 36 to 45176 (15%)
  • 46 to 55109 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6580 (7%)
  • 66 to 7543 (3.7%)
  • Over 7530 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider753 (66%)
  • Passenger316 (28%)
  • Pedestrian79 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,282 (79%)
  • Motorcycle108 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Gloucestershire in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in South Gloucestershire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Gloucestershire ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Gloucestershire had the 79th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Gloucestershire in 2002

Bradley Stoke North, South Gloucestershire, BS32 4QA area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Gloucestershire in 2002, with 34 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Gloucestershire with the most crashes in 2002

The A4174 had the most collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2002: 64, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Gloucestershire, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4174648014
2ndM46210613
3rdA38506504
4thM5507005
5thA432425801
6thA46304843
7thB4058294106
8thA420223505
9thA4017152101
10thB4060151602
11thB4465151902
12thA431141902
13thB4057121503
14thB4059121512
15thB4427121701
16thA4175101202
17thB450981701
18thM3281201
19thB40567703
20thA40186610

Towns in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 2002

Kingswood and Fishponds had the most collisions of any town in South Gloucestershire in 2002: 179.

Postcode districts in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 2002

BS16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Gloucestershire in 2002: 130.

Latest crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

South Gloucestershire road accidents in other years