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South Gloucestershire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 414 road traffic collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2025, and 535 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were up 29% on 2024 (321), and casualties rose from 424.

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

Collisions in 2025
414
Up 29% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
535
Up 26% on 2024
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
28% of collisions

Crash severity in South Gloucestershire in 2025

1.7% of collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2025 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.1% and 18% in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious11528%
  • Slight29271%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious12924%
  • Slight39774%

South Gloucestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Gloucestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 985 in 1999. 2025 is highlighted, with 414, up 29% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 414
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday72 (17%)
  • Friday83 (20%)
  • Saturday40 (9.7%)
  • Sunday41 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.2%)
  • February30 (7.2%)
  • March35 (8.5%)
  • April27 (6.5%)
  • May40 (9.7%)
  • June28 (6.8%)
  • July36 (8.7%)
  • August44 (11%)
  • September29 (7%)
  • October44 (11%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December25 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds349 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry308 (74%)
  • Wet or damp98 (24%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph40 (9.7%)
  • 30 mph193 (47%)
  • 40 mph78 (19%)
  • 50 mph27 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph21 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph55 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (19%)
  • Roundabout66 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (13%)
  • Cyclist68 (13%)
  • Pedestrian47 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2055 (10%)
  • 21 to 2549 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 35119 (22%)
  • 36 to 4594 (18%)
  • 46 to 5559 (11%)
  • 56 to 6554 (10%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.7%)
  • Over 7519 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider390 (73%)
  • Passenger98 (18%)
  • Pedestrian47 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car534 (64%)
  • Motorcycle82 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)15 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Gloucestershire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Gloucestershire had the 66th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Gloucestershire in 2025

Longwell Green, South Gloucestershire, BS30 7DA area and Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire, BS32 8YL area were among the busiest accident hotspots in South Gloucestershire in 2025, with 15 collisions each.

Roads in South Gloucestershire with the most crashes in 2025

The A38 and M4 had the most collisions in South Gloucestershire in 2025, with 25 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Gloucestershire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38253204
2ndM4254107
3rdM5223314
4thA4174161906
5thA46112215
6thB4057111404
7thA420101806
8thA432101202
9thB4058101002
10thA401881401
11thB405981003
12thA41757702
13thA4036913
14thA4316602
15thB40606603
16thB44655601
17thM3251201
18thB40554401
19thB40564401
20thB44273300

Towns in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 2025

Kingswood and Fishponds had the most collisions of any town in South Gloucestershire in 2025: 77.

Postcode districts in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 2025

BS16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Gloucestershire in 2025: 69.

Latest crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in South Gloucestershire in 2025, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2025.

Severity

South Gloucestershire road accidents in other years