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South Gloucestershire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 434 road traffic collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2018, and 581 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 27% on 2017 (342), and casualties rose from 453.

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

Collisions in 2018
434
Up 27% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
581
Up 28% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
11% of collisions

Crash severity in South Gloucestershire in 2018

1.2% of collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2018 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.1% and 18% in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious4811%
  • Slight38188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious518.8%
  • Slight52490%

South Gloucestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Gloucestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 985 in 1999. 2018 is highlighted, with 434, up 27% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 434
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (16%)
  • Tuesday76 (18%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday77 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (11%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.3%)
  • February22 (5.1%)
  • March37 (8.5%)
  • April30 (6.9%)
  • May44 (10%)
  • June51 (12%)
  • July35 (8.1%)
  • August18 (4.1%)
  • September29 (6.7%)
  • October45 (10%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December40 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded19 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (74%)
  • Wet or damp102 (24%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph43 (9.9%)
  • 30 mph227 (52%)
  • 40 mph64 (15%)
  • 50 mph27 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph25 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph48 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (21%)
  • Roundabout49 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant379 (65%)
  • Cyclist82 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2064 (11%)
  • 21 to 2574 (13%)
  • 26 to 35134 (23%)
  • 36 to 4590 (15%)
  • 46 to 5577 (13%)
  • 56 to 6555 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4%)
  • Over 7521 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (70%)
  • Passenger123 (21%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car702 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle57 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Gloucestershire in 2018

Map of the last 22 crashes of 2018 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.

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Gloucestershire ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Gloucestershire had the 85th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Gloucestershire in 2018

Charlton & Cribbs, South Gloucestershire, BS10 7UD area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Gloucestershire in 2018, with 20 collisions.

Roads in South Gloucestershire with the most crashes in 2018

The A4174 had the most collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2018: 36, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Gloucestershire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4174364302
2ndM4284803
3rdA432222503
4thA38213203
5thB4058183011
6thM5173101
7thA420162102
8thA431141903
9thB4057141601
10thA46132204
11thA40177801
12thB40597803
13thB406071501
14thB40556801
15thA4035701
16thB44655500
17thA40184400
18thA41754400
19thB40614400
20thM3241001

Towns in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 2018

Kingswood and Fishponds had the most collisions of any town in South Gloucestershire in 2018: 110.

Postcode districts in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 2018

BS16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Gloucestershire in 2018: 86.

Latest crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

South Gloucestershire road accidents in other years