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South Gloucestershire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 621 road traffic collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2010, and 796 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2009 (606), and casualties fell from 802.

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

Collisions in 2010
621
Up 2% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
796
Down 1% on 2009
Fatal collisions
11
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
11% of collisions

Crash severity in South Gloucestershire in 2010

1.8% of collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2010 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.1% and 18% in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious6711%
  • Slight54387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious759.4%
  • Slight71089%

South Gloucestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Gloucestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 985 in 1999. 2010 is highlighted, with 621, up 2% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (12%)
  • Tuesday95 (15%)
  • Wednesday87 (14%)
  • Thursday102 (16%)
  • Friday126 (20%)
  • Saturday80 (13%)
  • Sunday56 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.4%)
  • February42 (6.8%)
  • March64 (10%)
  • April57 (9.2%)
  • May57 (9.2%)
  • June54 (8.7%)
  • July55 (8.9%)
  • August50 (8.1%)
  • September52 (8.4%)
  • October60 (9.7%)
  • November56 (9%)
  • December34 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight485 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds515 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry458 (74%)
  • Wet or damp134 (22%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.2%)
  • Snow6 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1%)
  • 30 mph334 (54%)
  • 40 mph85 (14%)
  • 50 mph38 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph52 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph106 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway162 (26%)
  • Roundabout52 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant492 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (12%)
  • Cyclist85 (11%)
  • Pedestrian72 (9%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.3%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20127 (16%)
  • 21 to 25108 (14%)
  • 26 to 35124 (16%)
  • 36 to 45138 (17%)
  • 46 to 55109 (14%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.8%)
  • Over 7534 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider575 (72%)
  • Passenger149 (19%)
  • Pedestrian72 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car868 (73%)
  • Motorcycle103 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Gloucestershire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Gloucestershire had the 70th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Gloucestershire in 2010

Winterbourne, South Gloucestershire, BS16 1RX area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Gloucestershire in 2010, with 23 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Gloucestershire with the most crashes in 2010

The M4 had the most collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2010: 58, including 5 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Gloucestershire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4588856
2ndA4174445701
3rdM5406016
4thA432303716
5thA38293303
6thA420293004
7thB4058202712
8thA4017171912
9thA46172101
10thB4465172303
11thA431141500
12thA4175121600
13thB4057121302
14thB4060111200
15thA40186901
16thB40465600
17thM325500
18thB40594600
19thB40614600
20thB45094512

Towns in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 2010

Kingswood and Fishponds had the most collisions of any town in South Gloucestershire in 2010: 158.

Postcode districts in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 2010

BS16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Gloucestershire in 2010: 112.

Latest crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

South Gloucestershire road accidents in other years