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BS22 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,795 road traffic collisions in the BS22 postcode district, North Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,605 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 448 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 22 collisions, down 35% on 2024 (34).

Collisions since 1979
2,795
1,392nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,605
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
35
36 people killed
Serious collisions
448
496 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
22
Down 35% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
24
Down 41% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BS22

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal351.3%
  • Serious44816%
  • Slight2,31283%

What the data shows

  • BS22 had 359 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 685 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in BS22 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 600 children under 16 were killed or injured in BS22, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in BS22.

Where BS22 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,392nd
Most casualties
1,443rd
Most fatal collisions
1,679th
Most serious collisions
1,637th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday418 (15%)
  • Tuesday402 (14%)
  • Wednesday404 (14%)
  • Thursday420 (15%)
  • Friday447 (16%)
  • Saturday368 (13%)
  • Sunday336 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,092 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit590 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,131 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway298 (11%)
  • Roundabout295 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded34 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (1%)
  • 30 mph2,118 (76%)
  • 40 mph244 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph153 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph118 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph124 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,209 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds343 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds59 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds48 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other80 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded41 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,979 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist506 (14%)
  • Pedestrian502 (14%)
  • Cyclist427 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant107 (3%)
  • Van occupant32 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BS22 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BS22, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BS22 peaked at 92 in 1979; 2025 had 22.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 22
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252224
20243441
20232528
20223650
20213137
20204053
20195379
20184049
20173647
20164249
20155267
20144563
20137094
20126779
20116382
20106893
20097498
200885115
200786111
200675104
200583118
200478102
20036471
200275100
20016484
20005977
19997496
19986072
19977296
19965670
19956584
19944960
19936684
19925570
19916272
19907183
198980100
19885074
19874051
19864257
19855466
19845467
19836577
19826290
19817994
198080106
197992121

Map of recent crashes in BS22

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BS22

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BS22

The 24 most recent collisions in BS22 happened between 6 December 2024 and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BS22

The A370 has the most collisions in BS22, 660 of 2,795 (24%), followed by the B3440 (257).

Collisions in BS22 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37066087813116
2ndB3440257330029
3rdM5112181413
4thA371304507
5thB3146182205
6thB3130121400

Council areas covering BS22

Collisions in BS22 were recorded in 2 council areas. North Somerset has 2,787 of 2,795 (99.7%).

Collisions in BS22 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Somerset2,7873,59535444
2ndSomerset7904

Town in BS22

Of the 2,795 collisions in BS22, 2,284 (82%) were in Weston-super-Mare.