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BS11 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,884 road traffic collisions in the BS11 postcode district, Bristol, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,737 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 68 were fatal and 492 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 39 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (40).

Collisions since 1979
2,884
1,355th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,737
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
68
73 people killed
Serious collisions
492
584 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
39
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
41
Down 16% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BS11

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal682.4%
  • Serious49217%
  • Slight2,32481%

What the data shows

  • BS11 had 386 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 563 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in BS11 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 498 children under 16 were killed or injured in BS11, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in BS11.

Where BS11 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,355th
Most casualties
1,399th
Most fatal collisions
734th
Most serious collisions
1,507th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday396 (14%)
  • Tuesday414 (14%)
  • Wednesday418 (14%)
  • Thursday484 (17%)
  • Friday556 (19%)
  • Saturday359 (12%)
  • Sunday257 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,116 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit645 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown54 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,954 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway697 (24%)
  • Roundabout147 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road58 (2%)
  • Not recorded28 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph99 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph1,764 (61%)
  • 40 mph364 (13%)
  • 50 mph65 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph139 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph451 (16%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,221 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds382 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds56 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds54 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other94 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded57 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,018 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist590 (16%)
  • Pedestrian512 (14%)
  • Cyclist324 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)92 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant78 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BS11 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BS11, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BS11 peaked at 99 in 2004; 2025 had 39.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 39
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253941
20244049
20233240
20223239
20214350
20203541
20193647
20184255
20174357
20164459
20155360
20145674
20135265
20124264
20115885
20104657
20094253
20086685
20077292
200676102
200585109
200499143
200385105
20026887
200180102
20007098
199978112
199883110
19976283
19966369
19957099
199481118
19935979
19924864
19916171
19905058
19896782
19887288
19877290
19867790
19856396
198480100
198383112
198281100
198186112
19806479
19794866

Map of recent crashes in BS11

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BS11

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BS11

The 24 most recent collisions in BS11 happened between 2 May and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BS11

The M5 has the most collisions in BS11, 472 of 2,884 (16%), followed by the B4054 (366).

Collisions in BS11 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5472782670
2ndB40543664411352
3rdA43634311170
4thA4032853611155
5thB4057158211226
6thM49183012
7thB40554400
8thB31513310

Council areas covering BS11

Collisions in BS11 were recorded in 4 council areas. Bristol has 2,786 of 2,884 (97%).

Collisions in BS11 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBristol2,7863,56966481
2ndSouth Gloucestershire428104
3rdNorth Somerset336115
4thSomerset222511

Towns in BS11

Collisions in BS11 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Bristol (1,341) and Avonmouth (762).