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BS4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,257 road traffic collisions in the BS4 postcode district, Bristol, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,567 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 71 were fatal and 937 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 61 collisions, down 20% on 2024 (76).

Collisions since 1979
6,257
285th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,567
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
71
76 people killed
Serious collisions
937
1,014 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
61
Down 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
71
Down 16% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BS4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal711.1%
  • Serious93715%
  • Slight5,24984%

What the data shows

  • BS4 had 815 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 1,171 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in BS4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,265 children under 16 were killed or injured in BS4, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in BS4.

Where BS4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
285th
Most casualties
374th
Most fatal collisions
656th
Most serious collisions
484th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday880 (14%)
  • Tuesday951 (15%)
  • Wednesday965 (15%)
  • Thursday984 (16%)
  • Friday996 (16%)
  • Saturday878 (14%)
  • Sunday603 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,512 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,564 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown118 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit46 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,286 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway452 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout323 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road126 (2%)
  • Not recorded70 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph380 (6.1%)
  • 30 mph5,570 (89%)
  • 40 mph211 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph42 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph43 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph11 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,934 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds866 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds87 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds69 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist20 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.2%)
  • Other141 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded125 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,361 (44%)
  • Pedestrian1,457 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist1,421 (19%)
  • Cyclist888 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant239 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant72 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant47 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant30 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BS4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BS4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BS4 peaked at 203 in 1988; 2025 had 61.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 61
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256171
20247685
202385105
20228194
20217282
20206478
201993112
201893115
20177695
2016114149
201592118
2014111133
2013116138
2012115143
2011100117
2010104129
2009112131
200896124
2007171215
2006154200
2005174216
2004170209
2003137168
2002176214
2001155199
2000188232
1999191236
1998180226
1997144187
1996169215
1995158182
1994132160
1993171195
1992122144
1991125145
1990121132
1989174211
1988203248
1987182213
1986149186
1985150175
1984137154
1983119139
1982160200
1981153165
1980163193
1979168189

Map of recent crashes in BS4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BS4

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BS4

The 24 most recent collisions in BS4 happened between 29 July and 26 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BS4

The A4 has the most collisions in BS4, 1,627 of 6,257 (26%), followed by the A37 (820).

Collisions in BS4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41,6271,99121212
2ndA378209709122
3rdA41744445781377
4thB3119133157225
5thA4320769206
6thB31225562011
7thA370222414
8thA302971401
9thA41755500
10thA393300

Council areas covering BS4

Collisions in BS4 were recorded in 4 council areas. Bristol has 6,230 of 6,257 (99.6%).

Collisions in BS4 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBristol6,2307,53471935
2ndSomerset161901
3rdSouth Gloucestershire71001
4thBath and North East Somerset4400

Town in BS4

Of the 6,257 collisions in BS4, 6,167 (99%) were in Bristol.