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BS3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,066 road traffic collisions in the BS3 postcode district, Bristol, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,211 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 47 were fatal and 786 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 61 collisions, down 9% on 2024 (67).

Collisions since 1979
5,066
547th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,211
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
47
52 people killed
Serious collisions
786
863 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
61
Down 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
72
Up 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BS3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal470.9%
  • Serious78616%
  • Slight4,23384%

What the data shows

  • BS3 had 715 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 987 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in BS3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 767 children under 16 were killed or injured in BS3, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in BS3.

Where BS3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
547th
Most casualties
647th
Most fatal collisions
1,276th
Most serious collisions
765th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday675 (13%)
  • Tuesday805 (16%)
  • Wednesday734 (14%)
  • Thursday795 (16%)
  • Friday837 (17%)
  • Saturday752 (15%)
  • Sunday468 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,731 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,192 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown104 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit22 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,021 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway380 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road355 (7%)
  • Roundabout252 (5%)
  • Not recorded58 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph632 (12%)
  • 30 mph4,032 (80%)
  • 40 mph347 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph48 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,001 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds701 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds61 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds59 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other113 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded104 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,775 (45%)
  • Pedestrian1,192 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist1,026 (17%)
  • Cyclist819 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant186 (3%)
  • Van occupant69 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant53 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant31 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BS3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BS3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BS3 peaked at 154 in 2005; 2025 had 61.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 61
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256172
20246769
20236981
20227078
20215868
20205760
201982108
201885103
20177288
201694116
20157790
201497113
20137487
2012104133
20118097
2010110150
2009108127
200890101
2007123157
2006124161
2005154193
2004120164
2003129167
2002122154
2001133172
2000123151
1999136174
1998133167
1997119148
1996105140
1995121156
1994124161
1993111133
199295118
199189107
1990115128
1989107118
1988149175
1987142160
1986124158
1985146174
1984106123
1983136150
1982114152
1981129158
1980134164
1979148187

Map of recent crashes in BS3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BS3

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BS3

The 24 most recent collisions in BS3 happened between 12 July and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BS3

The A38 has the most collisions in BS3, 749 of 5,066 (15%), followed by the A370 (680).

Collisions in BS3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA387498844116
2ndA3706808401496
3rdA3029568719880
4thB3122419517276
5thB3120414487272
6thA4174217297733
7thA3698110706
8thB3128648907
9thA37556706
10thA44401

Council areas covering BS3

Collisions in BS3 were recorded in 4 council areas. Bristol has 4,915 of 5,066 (97%).

Collisions in BS3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBristol4,9155,99245762
2ndNorth Somerset145212222
3rdBath and North East Somerset3401
4thSouth Gloucestershire3301

Town in BS3

Of the 5,066 collisions in BS3, 4,376 (86%) were in Bristol.