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BS29 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 450 road traffic collisions in the BS29 postcode district, North Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 653 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 88 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, down from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
450
2,448th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
653
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
11
11 people killed
Serious collisions
88
100 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for BS29

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious8820%
  • Slight35178%

What the data shows

  • BS29 had 66 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 97 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in BS29 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 77 children under 16 were killed or injured in BS29, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in BS29.

Where BS29 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,448th
Most casualties
2,445th
Most fatal collisions
2,396th
Most serious collisions
2,493rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway344 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph195 (43%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph121 (27%)
  • 70 mph111 (25%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds350 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant425 (65%)
  • Pedestrian84 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (12%)
  • Cyclist18 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BS29 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BS29, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BS29 peaked at 18 in 2013; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202588
2024916
202388
202200
202146
202057
201967
201889
20171120
2016710
20151014
201469
20131829
2012711
2011712
201078
2009711
20081215
20071117
20061228
200589
20041216
2003912
20021524
20011216
200068
19991621
19981014
19971738
19961521
1995911
199466
19931014
1992810
1991911
19901420
19891114
1988814
198759
19861015
19851216
19841013
1983911
1982711
19811117
19801518
19791319

Map of recent crashes in BS29

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BS29

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BS29

The 24 most recent collisions in BS29 happened between 17 January 2023 and 21 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BS29

The A371 has the most collisions in BS29, 165 of 450 (37%), followed by the M5 (100).

Collisions in BS29 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA371165228533
2ndM5100173316
3rdA368406219
4thA3703401

Council areas covering BS29

Collisions in BS29 were recorded in 2 council areas. North Somerset has 446 of 450 (99%).

Collisions in BS29 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Somerset4466471188
2ndSomerset4600

Town in BS29

Of the 450 collisions in BS29, 199 (44%) were in Banwell.