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BS24 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,388 road traffic collisions in the BS24 postcode district, North Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,600 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 74 were fatal and 418 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 42 collisions, up 31% on 2024 (32).

Collisions since 1979
2,388
1,571st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,600
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
74
89 people killed
Serious collisions
418
523 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
42
Up 31% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
57
Up 46% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BS24

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal743.1%
  • Serious41818%
  • Slight1,89679%

What the data shows

  • BS24 had 363 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 575 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in BS24 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 347 children under 16 were killed or injured in BS24, 9.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in BS24.

Where BS24 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,571st
Most casualties
1,447th
Most fatal collisions
603rd
Most serious collisions
1,710th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday323 (14%)
  • Tuesday327 (14%)
  • Wednesday325 (14%)
  • Thursday364 (15%)
  • Friday388 (16%)
  • Saturday341 (14%)
  • Sunday320 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,781 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit312 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting240 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown46 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,706 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway356 (15%)
  • Roundabout264 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded29 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph677 (28%)
  • 40 mph164 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph397 (17%)
  • 60 mph816 (34%)
  • 70 mph305 (13%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,886 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds289 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds48 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds46 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist19 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other53 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded40 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,498 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist474 (13%)
  • Pedestrian185 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist183 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant82 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant54 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BS24 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BS24, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BS24 peaked at 78 in 2007; 2025 had 42.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 42
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254257
20243239
20234259
20222940
20212533
20202533
20194765
20184165
20173761
20164369
20154056
20145070
20134462
20125893
20114975
201065104
200964101
20085878
200778120
20066992
20055072
20046592
200376110
20025780
200171119
20006396
19996493
199864109
19976296
19965367
19955581
19943254
19934453
19924165
19915179
19905879
19895773
19883264
19873254
19863975
19854577
19843965
19834777
19825291
19816192
198073109
197967106

Map of recent crashes in BS24

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BS24

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BS24

The 24 most recent collisions in BS24 happened between 23 May and 30 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BS24

The A370 has the most collisions in BS24, 956 of 2,388 (40%), followed by the M5 (268).

Collisions in BS24 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3709561,50844164
2ndM52684811041
3rdA371205283743
4thB3440101400
5thA373400
6thA4323400
7thB31393402

Council areas covering BS24

Collisions in BS24 were recorded in 3 council areas. North Somerset has 2,070 of 2,388 (87%).

Collisions in BS24 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Somerset2,0703,06357349
2ndSomerset3145321768
3rdBristol3400

Town in BS24

Of the 2,388 collisions in BS24, 458 (19%) were in Weston-super-Mare.