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BS32 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,638 road traffic collisions in the BS32 postcode district, South Gloucestershire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,736 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 50 were fatal and 365 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 52 collisions, up 44% on 2024 (36).

Collisions since 1979
2,638
1,462nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,736
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
50
56 people killed
Serious collisions
365
439 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
52
Up 44% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
64
Up 28% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BS32

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal501.9%
  • Serious36514%
  • Slight2,22384%

What the data shows

  • BS32 had 386 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 605 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in BS32 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 272 children under 16 were killed or injured in BS32, 7.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in BS32.

Where BS32 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,462nd
Most casualties
1,400th
Most fatal collisions
1,189th
Most serious collisions
1,857th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday394 (15%)
  • Tuesday416 (16%)
  • Wednesday377 (14%)
  • Thursday389 (15%)
  • Friday457 (17%)
  • Saturday331 (13%)
  • Sunday274 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,944 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit516 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting112 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown48 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway1,298 (49%)
  • Single carriageway794 (30%)
  • Roundabout391 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road137 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph7 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph649 (25%)
  • 40 mph462 (18%)
  • 50 mph40 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph221 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph1,258 (48%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,961 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds380 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds71 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds57 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist24 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other86 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded49 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,650 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist375 (10%)
  • Cyclist262 (7%)
  • Pedestrian138 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant116 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)93 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BS32 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BS32, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BS32 peaked at 107 in 2004; 2025 had 52.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 52
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255264
20243650
20232938
20222833
20213550
20203237
20195268
20183446
20173351
20165594
20154357
20143860
20135076
20126387
20114585
201074101
20096180
20086286
200788124
200681125
200574106
2004107135
200391127
200295129
200196130
200095149
1999105148
199880113
19975780
19965876
199579122
19946179
19935468
19923956
19915368
19905368
19893347
19884772
19874885
19864674
19853653
19844150
19835680
19823038
19813459
19803243
19794769

Map of recent crashes in BS32

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BS32

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BS32

The 24 most recent collisions in BS32 happened between 8 September and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BS32

The M4 has the most collisions in BS32, 650 of 2,638 (25%), followed by the M5 (591).

Collisions in BS32 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM46501,0621676
2ndM55919361567
3rdA385336801082
4thB4057106123121
5thB4461243316
6thB4055172105

Council areas covering BS32

Collisions in BS32 were recorded in 2 council areas. South Gloucestershire has 2,626 of 2,638 (99.5%).

Collisions in BS32 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Gloucestershire2,6263,72150362
2ndBristol111402

Towns in BS32

Collisions in BS32 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Bradley Stoke (527) and Almondsbury (389).