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BS31 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,331 road traffic collisions in the BS31 postcode district, Bath and North East Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,006 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 42 were fatal and 446 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 27 collisions, down 7% on 2024 (29).

Collisions since 1979
2,331
1,600th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,006
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
42
44 people killed
Serious collisions
446
519 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
27
Down 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
34
Down 15% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BS31

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal421.8%
  • Serious44619%
  • Slight1,84379%

What the data shows

  • BS31 had 290 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 481 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in BS31 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 303 children under 16 were killed or injured in BS31, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in BS31.

Where BS31 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,600th
Most casualties
1,658th
Most fatal collisions
1,433rd
Most serious collisions
1,642nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday310 (13%)
  • Tuesday345 (15%)
  • Wednesday328 (14%)
  • Thursday396 (17%)
  • Friday410 (18%)
  • Saturday305 (13%)
  • Sunday237 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,722 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit441 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting103 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown53 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,764 (76%)
  • Roundabout275 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway231 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded45 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph79 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph1,339 (57%)
  • 40 mph224 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph81 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph459 (20%)
  • 70 mph147 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,846 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds285 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds38 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist20 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other49 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded50 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,636 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist555 (18%)
  • Pedestrian388 (13%)
  • Cyclist298 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant39 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BS31 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BS31, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BS31 peaked at 78 in 1989; 2025 had 27.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 27
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252734
20242940
20231219
20222428
20213134
20203038
20193337
20183241
20174353
20162936
20153952
20144152
20134862
20124259
20114868
20105264
200964100
20082842
20076292
20065763
20057197
20045172
20035974
20024252
20016073
20005465
19996485
19983950
19974966
19963749
19955374
19944458
19935467
19924869
19916082
19906989
19897895
19885667
19874962
19865972
19855867
19846880
19836175
19826786
19817897
19806588
19796781

Map of recent crashes in BS31

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BS31

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BS31

The 24 most recent collisions in BS31 happened between 1 March and 6 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BS31

The A4 has the most collisions in BS31, 730 of 2,331 (31%), followed by the B3116 (330).

Collisions in BS31 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA473094118136
2ndB3116330416863
3rdA4175309439568
4thA41746695110
5thA394511

Council areas covering BS31

Collisions in BS31 were recorded in 4 council areas. Bath and North East Somerset has 2,116 of 2,331 (91%).

Collisions in BS31 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBath and North East Somerset2,1162,69535410
2ndBristol119167517
3rdSouth Gloucestershire90136219
4thSomerset5600

Towns in BS31

Collisions in BS31 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Keynsham (1,146) and Saltford (279).