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South Gloucestershire road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 794 road traffic collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2003, and 1,093 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2002 (830), and casualties fell from 1,148.

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

Collisions in 2003
794
Down 4% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,093
Down 5% on 2002
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
11% of collisions

Crash severity in South Gloucestershire in 2003

1% of collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2003 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.1% and 18% in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious8711%
  • Slight69988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious1019.2%
  • Slight98290%

South Gloucestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Gloucestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 985 in 1999. 2003 is highlighted, with 794, down 4% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (15%)
  • Tuesday97 (12%)
  • Wednesday116 (15%)
  • Thursday118 (15%)
  • Friday138 (17%)
  • Saturday129 (16%)
  • Sunday75 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59210 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59136 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (8.8%)
  • February58 (7.3%)
  • March72 (9.1%)
  • April63 (7.9%)
  • May72 (9.1%)
  • June64 (8.1%)
  • July74 (9.3%)
  • August56 (7.1%)
  • September73 (9.2%)
  • October67 (8.4%)
  • November66 (8.3%)
  • December59 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight605 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds648 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (13%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry566 (71%)
  • Wet or damp208 (26%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph407 (51%)
  • 40 mph103 (13%)
  • 50 mph45 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph89 (11%)
  • 70 mph144 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway472 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway174 (22%)
  • Roundabout126 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant739 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (12%)
  • Cyclist68 (6.2%)
  • Pedestrian65 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1558 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20184 (17%)
  • 21 to 25154 (14%)
  • 26 to 35216 (20%)
  • 36 to 45184 (17%)
  • 46 to 55100 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6579 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.6%)
  • Over 7529 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider724 (66%)
  • Passenger304 (28%)
  • Pedestrian65 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,158 (75%)
  • Motorcycle139 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Gloucestershire in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Gloucestershire had the 84th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Gloucestershire in 2003

Winterbourne, South Gloucestershire, BS16 1RX area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Gloucestershire in 2003, with 33 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Gloucestershire with the most crashes in 2003

The M4 had the most collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2003: 77, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Gloucestershire, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM47712114
2ndA4174567304
3rdM5498314
4thA38435028
5thA432313805
6thA420293704
7thB4058294812
8thA46243602
9thB4059202514
10thB4057142003
11thB4060142401
12thA431131803
13thA4017121901
14thB4465121511
15thM32111101
16thB4055101600
17thA417591101
18thA401881301
19thB442761101
20thB45096700

Towns in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 2003

Kingswood and Fishponds had the most collisions of any town in South Gloucestershire in 2003: 190.

Postcode districts in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 2003

BS16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Gloucestershire in 2003: 145.

Latest crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2003, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

South Gloucestershire road accidents in other years