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BS2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,957 road traffic collisions in the BS2 postcode district, Bristol, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,709 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 40 were fatal and 541 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 69 collisions, down 22% on 2024 (89).

Collisions since 1979
3,957
902nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,709
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
40
44 people killed
Serious collisions
541
584 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
69
Down 22% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
76
Down 22% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BS2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal401%
  • Serious54114%
  • Slight3,37685%

What the data shows

  • BS2 had 743 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 5% fewer than the 785 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in BS2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 385 children under 16 were killed or injured in BS2, 8.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in BS2.

Where BS2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
902nd
Most casualties
1,083rd
Most fatal collisions
1,503rd
Most serious collisions
1,375th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday635 (16%)
  • Tuesday618 (16%)
  • Wednesday646 (16%)
  • Thursday617 (16%)
  • Friday645 (16%)
  • Saturday460 (12%)
  • Sunday336 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,833 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,033 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown62 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit25 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,392 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway738 (19%)
  • Roundabout441 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road345 (8.7%)
  • Not recorded41 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph668 (17%)
  • 30 mph3,070 (78%)
  • 40 mph55 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph26 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph116 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph20 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,144 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds552 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds42 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other71 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded94 (2.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,882 (40%)
  • Pedestrian895 (19%)
  • Cyclist880 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist745 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant111 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant73 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant26 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded33 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BS2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BS2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BS2 peaked at 110 in 1998; 2025 had 69.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 69
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256976
20248998
20237782
20227380
20217376
20204752
20196982
201891107
20177589
201680100
20156375
20147080
20136983
201286115
201187100
20107893
20098395
20087289
20077790
2006100122
200588105
200489106
200396123
2002104132
20018093
2000101121
199986113
1998110140
19977693
19967389
19958092
19947590
19938193
19928598
1991101131
19906777
1989103116
198899121
198782102
198694107
1985106118
19847783
1983103125
198294109
198188106
198088111
1979103131

Map of recent crashes in BS2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BS2

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BS2

The 24 most recent collisions in BS2 happened between 12 August and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BS2

The A420 has the most collisions in BS2, 498 of 3,957 (13%), followed by the B4051 (395).

Collisions in BS2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420498575185
2ndB4051395446255
3rdA4032311421532
4thA4044223274524
5thA4320131170114
6thM32121178312
7thB40528388010
8thB40507799323
9thA38404724
10thA432222904
11thA4111412
12thB44666600
13thA41744501
14thA40183400
15thA40513300

Council areas covering BS2

Collisions in BS2 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bristol has 3,951 of 3,957 (99.8%).

Collisions in BS2 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBristol3,9514,70340539
2ndSouth Gloucestershire3301

Town in BS2

Of the 3,957 collisions in BS2, 3,954 (99.9%) were in Bristol.