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BS14 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,600 road traffic collisions in the BS14 postcode district, Bristol, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,365 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 44 were fatal and 453 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 33 collisions, down 23% on 2024 (43).

Collisions since 1979
2,600
1,475th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,365
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
44
47 people killed
Serious collisions
453
511 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
33
Down 23% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
42
Down 18% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BS14

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal441.7%
  • Serious45317%
  • Slight2,10381%

What the data shows

  • BS14 had 327 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 501 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in BS14 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 496 children under 16 were killed or injured in BS14, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in BS14.

Where BS14 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,475th
Most casualties
1,536th
Most fatal collisions
1,376th
Most serious collisions
1,623rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday372 (14%)
  • Tuesday357 (14%)
  • Wednesday378 (15%)
  • Thursday405 (16%)
  • Friday430 (17%)
  • Saturday372 (14%)
  • Sunday286 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,827 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit633 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown47 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,040 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway350 (13%)
  • Roundabout162 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded31 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph93 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph2,054 (79%)
  • 40 mph171 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph53 (2%)
  • 60 mph212 (8.2%)
  • 70 mph13 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,010 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds362 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds47 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other77 (3%)
  • Not recorded51 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,923 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist550 (16%)
  • Pedestrian448 (13%)
  • Cyclist245 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant61 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant51 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BS14 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BS14, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BS14 peaked at 85 in 2005; 2025 had 33.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 33
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253342
20244351
20232935
20222330
20213037
20202528
20193544
20183552
20173955
20163546
20154463
20143245
20133949
20124859
20113744
20104968
20096394
20084554
20076586
200679102
200585120
20047390
20036382
200279100
20014865
200070108
19996998
199877100
19976075
19966176
19956788
19946792
199368100
19926991
19913446
19905975
19898296
19885361
19876776
19866786
19856176
19845762
19835978
19826374
19817088
19807593
19796985

Map of recent crashes in BS14

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BS14

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BS14

The 24 most recent collisions in BS14 happened between 1 April and 24 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BS14

The A37 has the most collisions in BS14, 682 of 2,600 (26%), followed by the A4174 (332).

Collisions in BS14 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3768293213126
2ndA4174332436352
3rdB3119588108

Council areas covering BS14

Collisions in BS14 were recorded in 4 council areas. Bristol has 2,273 of 2,600 (87%).

Collisions in BS14 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBristol2,2732,88733374
2ndBath and North East Somerset3154611071
3rdSomerset81317
4thSouth Gloucestershire3301

Towns in BS14

Collisions in BS14 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Bristol (2,158) and Whitchurch, Bath and North East Somerset (142).