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BS15 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,263 road traffic collisions in the BS15 postcode district, South Gloucestershire, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,195 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 47 were fatal and 677 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 29 collisions, down 24% on 2024 (38).

Collisions since 1979
4,263
785th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,195
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
47
51 people killed
Serious collisions
677
729 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
29
Down 24% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
34
Down 17% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BS15

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal471.1%
  • Serious67716%
  • Slight3,53983%

What the data shows

  • BS15 had 418 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 769 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in BS15 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 773 children under 16 were killed or injured in BS15, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in BS15.

Where BS15 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
785th
Most casualties
933rd
Most fatal collisions
1,276th
Most serious collisions
1,002nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday591 (14%)
  • Tuesday611 (14%)
  • Wednesday634 (15%)
  • Thursday624 (15%)
  • Friday748 (18%)
  • Saturday621 (15%)
  • Sunday434 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,979 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,138 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown95 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit23 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,861 (91%)
  • Roundabout215 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road75 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded30 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph213 (5%)
  • 30 mph3,874 (91%)
  • 40 mph56 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph67 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph51 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,307 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds574 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds70 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds67 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist19 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other125 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded80 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,354 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist1,145 (22%)
  • Pedestrian965 (19%)
  • Cyclist535 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant78 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant36 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BS15 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BS15, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BS15 peaked at 169 in 1983; 2025 had 29.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 29
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252934
20243841
20234850
20223545
20214856
20203450
20194657
20185568
20173443
20165171
20155162
20146486
20137189
20127086
20116383
201090101
200987104
200890117
200794117
200689110
200599125
2004102134
200399120
20028696
2001109136
2000115137
1999135159
1998114145
199789107
199693116
1995115146
199487109
19938699
199287103
199182107
199091121
198978100
1988129149
1987117134
1986139151
1985142161
1984139167
1983169208
1982129164
1981148183
1980154182
1979143166

Map of recent crashes in BS15

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BS15

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BS15

The 24 most recent collisions in BS15 happened between 28 March and 28 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BS15

The A420 has the most collisions in BS15, 898 of 4,263 (21%), followed by the A431 (334).

Collisions in BS15 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4208981,0678143
2ndA431334414355
3rdA4017206242723
4thB4046171202732
5thA4175154198137
6thA417412116207
7thB40488110407
8thA43291001
9thB406671120
10thB40585701
11thB40403301

Council areas covering BS15

Collisions in BS15 were recorded in 3 council areas. South Gloucestershire has 3,370 of 4,263 (79%).

Collisions in BS15 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Gloucestershire3,3704,08938560
2ndBristol8811,0858116
3rdBath and North East Somerset101911

Towns in BS15

Collisions in BS15 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Kingswood and Fishponds (4,029) and Bristol (45).