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South Gloucestershire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 399 road traffic collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2016, and 572 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2015 (394), and casualties rose from 522.

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

Collisions in 2016
399
Up 1% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
572
Up 10% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
11% of collisions

Crash severity in South Gloucestershire in 2016

1.3% of collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2016 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.1% and 18% in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight35288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious447.7%
  • Slight52391%

South Gloucestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Gloucestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 985 in 1999. 2016 is highlighted, with 399, up 1% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (19%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday74 (19%)
  • Saturday41 (10%)
  • Sunday38 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.5%)
  • February20 (5%)
  • March28 (7%)
  • April26 (6.5%)
  • May29 (7.3%)
  • June33 (8.3%)
  • July40 (10%)
  • August41 (10%)
  • September37 (9.3%)
  • October35 (8.8%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December30 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (72%)
  • Wet or damp100 (25%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph197 (49%)
  • 40 mph69 (17%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph25 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph78 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (26%)
  • Roundabout43 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant391 (68%)
  • Cyclist63 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian43 (7.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2079 (14%)
  • 21 to 2569 (12%)
  • 26 to 3593 (16%)
  • 36 to 45101 (18%)
  • 46 to 55103 (18%)
  • 56 to 6549 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.8%)
  • Over 7516 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider390 (68%)
  • Passenger139 (24%)
  • Pedestrian43 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car644 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle57 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Gloucestershire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Gloucestershire had the 113th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
101st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Gloucestershire in 2016

Bradley Stoke North, South Gloucestershire, BS32 4QA area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Gloucestershire in 2016, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Gloucestershire with the most crashes in 2016

The M4 had the most collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2016: 47, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Gloucestershire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM4479111
2ndA38252606
3rdA4174253502
4thM5253612
5thB4057161801
6thA432141611
7thA420121903
8thB4058121204
9thA46112102
10thA417591600
11thA43191200
12thA40176900
13thB446561000
14thB40615500
15thA40184401
16thB40604500
17thA4033310
18thB40593300
19thB44273601
20thB40462200

Towns in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 2016

Kingswood and Fishponds had the most collisions of any town in South Gloucestershire in 2016: 97.

Postcode districts in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 2016

BS16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Gloucestershire in 2016: 72.

Latest crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2016, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

South Gloucestershire road accidents in other years