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BS25 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 716 road traffic collisions in the BS25 postcode district, North Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,057 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 150 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
716
2,315th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,057
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
28
30 people killed
Serious collisions
150
186 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
13 in 2024

Road collision statistics for BS25

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal283.9%
  • Serious15021%
  • Slight53875%

What the data shows

  • BS25 had 81 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 117 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in BS25 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 96 children under 16 were killed or injured in BS25, 9.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in BS25.

Where BS25 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,315th
Most casualties
2,300th
Most fatal collisions
1,907th
Most serious collisions
2,351st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (12%)
  • Tuesday99 (14%)
  • Wednesday104 (15%)
  • Thursday107 (15%)
  • Friday116 (16%)
  • Saturday105 (15%)
  • Sunday100 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight546 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway686 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph238 (33%)
  • 40 mph105 (15%)
  • 50 mph65 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph273 (38%)
  • 70 mph33 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds561 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other23 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant754 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (13%)
  • Pedestrian69 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist53 (5%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BS25 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BS25, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BS25 peaked at 30 in 1980; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
20241113
20231118
2022710
202133
202055
2019812
20181222
20171116
20161223
201523
201457
201379
201259
20111429
20101826
20092634
20081123
20071318
20061623
20051623
20041623
20032334
20021523
20011530
20001115
19992841
19982335
19971725
19962734
19952139
19941419
19931721
19922332
19911927
19902127
19891828
19881417
19871522
19861318
19851116
19841521
19832024
19822230
19812950
19803044
19792535

Map of recent crashes in BS25

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BS25

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BS25

The 24 most recent collisions in BS25 happened between 14 November 2022 and 9 March 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BS25

The A38 has the most collisions in BS25, 318 of 716 (44%), followed by the A368 (97).

Collisions in BS25 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA383185022375
2ndA36897134118
3rdA3716395013
4thM5162502

Council areas covering BS25

Collisions in BS25 were recorded in 2 council areas. North Somerset has 555 of 716 (78%).

Collisions in BS25 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Somerset55581820118
2ndSomerset159237832

Towns in BS25

Collisions in BS25 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Winscombe and Sandford (274) and Lower Langford (40).