Skip to main content
CrashStats

South Gloucestershire road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 771 road traffic collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2006, and 1,068 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2005 (817), and casualties fell from 1,136.

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

Collisions in 2006
771
Down 6% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,068
Down 6% on 2005
Fatal collisions
17
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
8.2% of collisions

Crash severity in South Gloucestershire in 2006

2.2% of collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2006 were fatal and 8.2% serious, against 2.1% and 18% in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.2%
  • Serious638.2%
  • Slight69190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.8%
  • Serious736.8%
  • Slight97691%

South Gloucestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Gloucestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 985 in 1999. 2006 is highlighted, with 771, down 6% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (13%)
  • Tuesday111 (14%)
  • Wednesday138 (18%)
  • Thursday99 (13%)
  • Friday127 (16%)
  • Saturday95 (12%)
  • Sunday97 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59221 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (9.7%)
  • February48 (6.2%)
  • March48 (6.2%)
  • April56 (7.3%)
  • May64 (8.3%)
  • June56 (7.3%)
  • July78 (10%)
  • August74 (9.6%)
  • September59 (7.7%)
  • October74 (9.6%)
  • November70 (9.1%)
  • December69 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight559 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit145 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds580 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other20 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded38 (4.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry530 (69%)
  • Wet or damp235 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph368 (48%)
  • 40 mph109 (14%)
  • 50 mph42 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph94 (12%)
  • 70 mph145 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway474 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway199 (26%)
  • Roundabout72 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant751 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (11%)
  • Pedestrian68 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist58 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1025 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1553 (5%)
  • 16 to 20191 (18%)
  • 21 to 25119 (11%)
  • 26 to 35215 (20%)
  • 36 to 45181 (17%)
  • 46 to 55109 (10%)
  • 56 to 6582 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.1%)
  • Over 7523 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider741 (69%)
  • Passenger259 (24%)
  • Pedestrian68 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,187 (76%)
  • Motorcycle117 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach13 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Gloucestershire in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Gloucestershire ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Gloucestershire had the 64th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Gloucestershire in 2006

Bradley Stoke North, South Gloucestershire, BS32 4QA area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Gloucestershire in 2006, with 32 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Gloucestershire with the most crashes in 2006

The A4174 had the most collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2006: 67, including 1 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Gloucestershire, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4174679310
2ndM46611434
3rdM56010814
4thA38364113
5thB4058293910
6thA420283201
7thA46244011
8thA432212511
9thA4175182511
10thB4465172003
11thA4017141822
12thB4060142111
13thB4057121402
14thB4059122402
15thB4427121504
16thA4018101200
17thA431101302
18thA4037810
19thB405571212
20thM3271200

Towns in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 2006

Kingswood and Fishponds had the most collisions of any town in South Gloucestershire in 2006: 188.

Postcode districts in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 2006

BS16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Gloucestershire in 2006: 147.

Latest crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2006, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

South Gloucestershire road accidents in other years