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South Gloucestershire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 609 road traffic collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2008, and 825 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2007 (750), and casualties fell from 1,027.

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

Collisions in 2008
609
Down 19% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
825
Down 20% on 2007
Fatal collisions
13
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in South Gloucestershire in 2008

2.1% of collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2008 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 2.1% and 18% in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious609.9%
  • Slight53688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.6%
  • Serious637.6%
  • Slight74991%

South Gloucestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Gloucestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 985 in 1999. 2008 is highlighted, with 609, down 19% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (16%)
  • Tuesday87 (14%)
  • Wednesday108 (18%)
  • Thursday88 (14%)
  • Friday103 (17%)
  • Saturday62 (10%)
  • Sunday65 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (9.7%)
  • February51 (8.4%)
  • March49 (8%)
  • April56 (9.2%)
  • May51 (8.4%)
  • June51 (8.4%)
  • July48 (7.9%)
  • August43 (7.1%)
  • September40 (6.6%)
  • October54 (8.9%)
  • November55 (9%)
  • December52 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight459 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds473 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded30 (4.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry434 (71%)
  • Wet or damp158 (26%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph320 (53%)
  • 40 mph91 (15%)
  • 50 mph30 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph65 (11%)
  • 70 mph94 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway396 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (23%)
  • Roundabout48 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant554 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (12%)
  • Cyclist76 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian63 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1540 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20167 (20%)
  • 21 to 25107 (13%)
  • 26 to 35131 (16%)
  • 36 to 45147 (18%)
  • 46 to 5590 (11%)
  • 56 to 6560 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.8%)
  • Over 7517 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider569 (69%)
  • Passenger193 (23%)
  • Pedestrian63 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car914 (76%)
  • Motorcycle97 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Gloucestershire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Gloucestershire had the 88th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Gloucestershire in 2008

Staple Hill & Mangotsfield, South Gloucestershire, BS16 5HZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Gloucestershire in 2008, with 27 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Gloucestershire with the most crashes in 2008

The A38 had the most collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2008: 44, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Gloucestershire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38445517
2ndM4405605
3rdM5407114
4thA4174334401
5thA432303714
6thA46244033
7thB4058223403
8thA4017192401
9thA420151902
10thB4057151702
11thA4175131400
12thA431131900
13thM32101601
14thA401891002
15thB446591110
16thB406081700
17thB442771011
18thB40555510
19thB40595701
20thB40614601

Towns in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 2008

Kingswood and Fishponds had the most collisions of any town in South Gloucestershire in 2008: 151.

Postcode districts in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 2008

BS16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Gloucestershire in 2008: 110.

Latest crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

South Gloucestershire road accidents in other years