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BS35 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,511 road traffic collisions in the BS35 postcode district, South Gloucestershire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,532 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 74 were fatal and 568 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 41 collisions, up 46% on 2024 (28).

Collisions since 1979
2,511
1,508th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,532
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
74
94 people killed
Serious collisions
568
721 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
41
Up 46% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
52
Up 37% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BS35

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal742.9%
  • Serious56823%
  • Slight1,86974%

What the data shows

  • BS35 had 294 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 380 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in BS35 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 308 children under 16 were killed or injured in BS35, 8.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in BS35.

Where BS35 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,508th
Most casualties
1,475th
Most fatal collisions
603rd
Most serious collisions
1,305th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday354 (14%)
  • Tuesday351 (14%)
  • Wednesday346 (14%)
  • Thursday413 (16%)
  • Friday429 (17%)
  • Saturday335 (13%)
  • Sunday283 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,843 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit334 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting271 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown51 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,826 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway558 (22%)
  • Roundabout79 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph11 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph750 (30%)
  • 40 mph322 (13%)
  • 50 mph109 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph769 (31%)
  • 70 mph549 (22%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,889 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds309 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds67 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist44 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other103 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded40 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,201 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist572 (16%)
  • Pedestrian257 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist222 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)87 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant85 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BS35 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BS35, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BS35 peaked at 115 in 1981; 2025 had 41.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 41
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254152
20242838
20231730
20222839
20212734
20203039
20193653
20182944
20172939
20162937
20153238
20143646
20133343
20122030
20113954
20104462
20094064
20084051
20074467
20065274
20055475
20045581
20035069
20025575
20016083
20006180
19996587
19985681
19974969
19964267
199571124
19945169
19937293
19926084
19915885
19906694
19896198
19887992
198777101
198690118
198574123
198484127
198371102
1982100128
1981115165
198077110
197984118

Map of recent crashes in BS35

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BS35

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BS35

The 24 most recent collisions in BS35 happened between 3 July and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BS35

The A38 has the most collisions in BS35, 354 of 2,511 (14%), followed by the M4 (302).

Collisions in BS35 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA383544971084
2ndM43025091051
3rdB4061287357862
4thA403207295956
5thB4461158236448
6thB4055144199839
7thM595155618
8thB442765100016
9thM48548038
10thB4059264607
11thM49263722

Council areas covering BS35

Collisions in BS35 were recorded in 2 council areas. South Gloucestershire has 2,499 of 2,511 (99.5%).

Collisions in BS35 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Gloucestershire2,4993,51774568
2ndBristol81000

Towns in BS35

Collisions in BS35 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Thornbury (507) and Alveston (165).