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South Gloucestershire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 898 road traffic collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2004, and 1,194 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2003 (794), and casualties rose from 1,093.

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

Collisions in 2004
898
Up 13% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,194
Up 9% on 2003
Fatal collisions
8
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
11% of collisions

Crash severity in South Gloucestershire in 2004

0.9% of collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2004 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.1% and 18% in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious9811%
  • Slight79288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious1079%
  • Slight1,07990%

South Gloucestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Gloucestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 985 in 1999. 2004 is highlighted, with 898, up 13% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday161 (18%)
  • Tuesday131 (15%)
  • Wednesday113 (13%)
  • Thursday121 (13%)
  • Friday156 (17%)
  • Saturday123 (14%)
  • Sunday93 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59157 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59241 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59144 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (8.1%)
  • February51 (5.7%)
  • March67 (7.5%)
  • April81 (9%)
  • May73 (8.1%)
  • June72 (8%)
  • July75 (8.4%)
  • August88 (9.8%)
  • September67 (7.5%)
  • October81 (9%)
  • November81 (9%)
  • December89 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight653 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit159 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds701 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds128 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other31 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry588 (65%)
  • Wet or damp292 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.3%)
  • Mud3 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (2%)
  • 30 mph407 (45%)
  • 40 mph122 (14%)
  • 50 mph50 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph120 (13%)
  • 70 mph181 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway538 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway214 (24%)
  • Roundabout127 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant837 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (11%)
  • Cyclist84 (7%)
  • Pedestrian84 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1031 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1579 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20206 (17%)
  • 21 to 25140 (12%)
  • 26 to 35234 (20%)
  • 36 to 45203 (17%)
  • 46 to 55132 (11%)
  • 56 to 6585 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7541 (3.4%)
  • Over 7527 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider815 (68%)
  • Passenger295 (25%)
  • Pedestrian84 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,353 (78%)
  • Motorcycle130 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach29 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Gloucestershire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Gloucestershire had the 57th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Gloucestershire in 2004

Bradley Stoke North, South Gloucestershire, BS32 4QA area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Gloucestershire in 2004, with 45 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Gloucestershire with the most crashes in 2004

The M4 had the most collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2004: 78, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Gloucestershire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM478107211
2ndM5699816
3rdA4174689106
4thA38445406
5thA432384922
6thA420304106
7thA46254213
8thA4017223100
9thM32212911
10thB4058203212
11thB4057192403
12thB4465182301
13thA431172202
14thB4060152003
15thB4427151804
16thB4509111405
17thB4059101201
18thA40187902
19thA41756700
20thB405561002

Towns in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 2004

Kingswood and Fishponds had the most collisions of any town in South Gloucestershire in 2004: 191.

Postcode districts in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 2004

BS16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Gloucestershire in 2004: 164.

Latest crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

South Gloucestershire road accidents in other years