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BS36 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,911 road traffic collisions in the BS36 postcode district, South Gloucestershire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,503 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 49 were fatal and 373 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, up from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,911
1,795th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,503
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
49
55 people killed
Serious collisions
373
446 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
23
17 in 2024

Road collision statistics for BS36

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal492.6%
  • Serious37320%
  • Slight1,48978%

What the data shows

  • BS36 had 205 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 334 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in BS36 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 238 children under 16 were killed or injured in BS36, 9.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in BS36.

Where BS36 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,795th
Most casualties
1,853rd
Most fatal collisions
1,220th
Most serious collisions
1,832nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday292 (15%)
  • Tuesday281 (15%)
  • Wednesday286 (15%)
  • Thursday302 (16%)
  • Friday341 (18%)
  • Saturday236 (12%)
  • Sunday173 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,372 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit359 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting128 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown45 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,791 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout39 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph937 (49%)
  • 40 mph450 (24%)
  • 50 mph34 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph408 (21%)
  • 70 mph73 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,478 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds235 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other68 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded32 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,486 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist499 (20%)
  • Cyclist219 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian192 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant55 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BS36 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BS36, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BS36 peaked at 77 in 1980; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251723
20241217
20232121
20222733
20212234
20201824
20192429
20181822
20171825
20162834
20152135
20142227
20132733
20122633
20113855
20103750
20093855
20084351
20073652
20064659
20055062
20044758
20034357
20025266
20015372
20004460
19996486
19985159
19974155
19963340
19955974
19943454
19934352
19923043
19913341
19904861
19894155
19884251
19874460
19866086
19856493
19846784
19835670
19826792
19817090
19807792
19795978

Map of recent crashes in BS36

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BS36

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BS36

The 24 most recent collisions in BS36 happened between 4 June 2024 and 18 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BS36

The A432 has the most collisions in BS36, 455 of 1,911 (24%), followed by the B4058 (450).

Collisions in BS36 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43245560919100
2ndB40584505878100
3rdB442767103212
4thB40575977119
5thM4406222
6thA4174354303
7thB40597712
8thB446571102

Council areas covering BS36

Collisions in BS36 were recorded in 2 council areas. South Gloucestershire has 1,908 of 1,911 (99.8%).

Collisions in BS36 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Gloucestershire1,9082,49949371
2ndBristol3402

Towns in BS36

Collisions in BS36 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne (1,120) and Kingswood and Fishponds (49).