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BA15 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,570 road traffic collisions in the BA15 postcode district, Wiltshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,274 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 333 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 22 collisions, up 5% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
1,570
1,945th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,274
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
25
27 people killed
Serious collisions
333
408 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
Up 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
41
Up 21% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BA15

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal251.6%
  • Serious33321%
  • Slight1,21277%

What the data shows

  • BA15 had 220 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 4% fewer than the 228 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in BA15 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 253 children under 16 were killed or injured in BA15, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in BA15.

Where BA15 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,945th
Most casualties
1,914th
Most fatal collisions
1,994th
Most serious collisions
1,920th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday229 (15%)
  • Tuesday221 (14%)
  • Wednesday219 (14%)
  • Thursday222 (14%)
  • Friday253 (16%)
  • Saturday227 (14%)
  • Sunday199 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,109 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting232 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit208 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,481 (94%)
  • Roundabout70 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.7%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph718 (46%)
  • 40 mph94 (6%)
  • 50 mph76 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph637 (41%)
  • 70 mph33 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,240 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds199 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (2%)
  • Fog or mist18 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,453 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist297 (13%)
  • Pedestrian225 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist156 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant82 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BA15 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BA15, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BA15 peaked at 62 in 1986; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252241
20242134
20232027
20222635
20212526
20201922
20192126
20181317
20171622
20163755
20152836
20142028
20132733
20122735
20112835
2010912
20091934
20082027
20072436
20062650
20052639
20044357
20032842
20022847
20013448
20003247
19994166
19983453
19975484
19964353
19953447
19943355
19933146
19922025
19914254
19903354
19893854
19883882
19875678
19866285
19854978
19845671
19835267
19825565
19814674
19805985
19795587

Map of recent crashes in BA15

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BA15

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BA15

The 24 most recent collisions in BA15 happened between 19 December 2024 and 13 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BA15

The A363 has the most collisions in BA15, 586 of 1,570 (37%), followed by the B3109 (326).

Collisions in BA15 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA36358682010109
2ndB3109326498771
3rdB3107129195224
4thB3105105181124
5thB3108103163127

Council areas covering BA15

Collisions in BA15 were recorded in 3 council areas. Wiltshire has 1,542 of 1,570 (98%).

Collisions in BA15 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWiltshire1,5422,23124329
2ndBath and North East Somerset223512
3rdSouth Gloucestershire5702

Town in BA15

Of the 1,570 collisions in BA15, 666 (42%) were in Bradford-on-Avon.