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BS20 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,210 road traffic collisions in the BS20 postcode district, North Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,098 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 49 were fatal and 389 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 24 collisions, down 23% on 2024 (31).

Collisions since 1979
2,210
1,645th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,098
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
49
50 people killed
Serious collisions
389
459 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
24
Down 23% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
30
Down 32% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BS20

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal492.2%
  • Serious38918%
  • Slight1,77280%

What the data shows

  • BS20 had 271 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 512 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in BS20 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 322 children under 16 were killed or injured in BS20, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in BS20.

Where BS20 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,645th
Most casualties
1,627th
Most fatal collisions
1,220th
Most serious collisions
1,785th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday316 (14%)
  • Tuesday327 (15%)
  • Wednesday332 (15%)
  • Thursday320 (14%)
  • Friday413 (19%)
  • Saturday294 (13%)
  • Sunday208 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,614 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit351 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting181 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown47 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,389 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway572 (26%)
  • Roundabout172 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road64 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph38 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph1,038 (47%)
  • 40 mph49 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph76 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph439 (20%)
  • 70 mph570 (26%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,694 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds274 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds64 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other64 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded47 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,071 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist405 (13%)
  • Pedestrian270 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist195 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant58 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)40 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BS20 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BS20, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BS20 peaked at 72 in 2007; 2025 had 24.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 24
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252430
20243144
20232021
20221719
20212341
20202429
20193541
20182633
20173242
20163956
20154364
20144366
20133960
20124864
20114866
20105374
20095680
20085891
20077292
20065271
20055988
20046996
200369110
20026779
200167111
20006695
19996786
19986185
19974864
19965474
19955970
19944266
19934161
19924672
19915269
19904050
19895065
19884050
19873448
19863159
19853951
19845069
19835673
19825186
19815375
19806288
19795474

Map of recent crashes in BS20

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BS20

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BS20

The 24 most recent collisions in BS20 happened between 30 January and 13 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BS20

The M5 has the most collisions in BS20, 563 of 2,210 (25%), followed by the A369 (461).

Collisions in BS20 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM55639311571
2ndA3694616501582
3rdB3124264328653
4thA3683300

Council areas covering BS20

Collisions in BS20 were recorded in 3 council areas. North Somerset has 2,179 of 2,210 (99%).

Collisions in BS20 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Somerset2,1793,06049384
2ndBristol182103
3rdSomerset111301

Towns in BS20

Collisions in BS20 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Portishead (746) and Pill (191).