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BS30 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,630 road traffic collisions in the BS30 postcode district, South Gloucestershire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,496 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 44 were fatal and 490 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 34 collisions, up 17% on 2024 (29).

Collisions since 1979
2,630
1,466th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,496
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
44
48 people killed
Serious collisions
490
595 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
34
Up 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
44
Up 16% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BS30

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal441.7%
  • Serious49019%
  • Slight2,09680%

What the data shows

  • BS30 had 305 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 467 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in BS30 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 429 children under 16 were killed or injured in BS30, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in BS30.

Where BS30 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,466th
Most casualties
1,488th
Most fatal collisions
1,376th
Most serious collisions
1,514th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday388 (15%)
  • Tuesday389 (15%)
  • Wednesday372 (14%)
  • Thursday423 (16%)
  • Friday425 (16%)
  • Saturday343 (13%)
  • Sunday290 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,859 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit557 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting137 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown65 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,265 (86%)
  • Roundabout252 (9.6%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,632 (62%)
  • 40 mph384 (15%)
  • 50 mph41 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph510 (19%)
  • 70 mph45 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,051 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds375 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds39 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other82 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded31 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,127 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist619 (18%)
  • Pedestrian310 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist266 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant66 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider6 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BS30 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BS30, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BS30 peaked at 99 in 1983; 2025 had 34.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 34
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253444
20242938
20232736
20222631
20213441
20203643
20193141
20183443
20172027
20163452
20152837
20143344
20134855
20125164
20114556
20105972
20094357
20084565
20074968
20066685
200569102
20047497
20036581
200277107
20016189
20006691
199984105
19984870
19975277
19964565
199573105
19944859
19935269
19926281
19915675
19905365
19895267
19887284
198775108
198681104
198582103
198488113
198399137
198274104
198194137
198082112
19797490

Map of recent crashes in BS30

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BS30

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BS30

The 24 most recent collisions in BS30 happened between 24 April and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BS30

The A420 has the most collisions in BS30, 436 of 2,630 (17%), followed by the A431 (384).

Collisions in BS30 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA420436622986
2ndA431384500997
3rdA41752784001253
4thA4174146189212
5thA45501
6thA465601
7thA383300
8thB31223400
9thB44273300

Council areas covering BS30

Collisions in BS30 were recorded in 3 council areas. South Gloucestershire has 2,558 of 2,630 (97%).

Collisions in BS30 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Gloucestershire2,5583,39343469
2ndBath and North East Somerset4971116
3rdBristol213004

Towns in BS30

Collisions in BS30 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Kingswood and Fishponds (1,727) and Wick, South Gloucestershire (118).