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BS40 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,073 road traffic collisions in the BS40 postcode district, North Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,182 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 65 were fatal and 512 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 26 collisions, down 13% on 2024 (30).

Collisions since 1979
2,073
1,722nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,182
1.53 per collision
Fatal collisions
65
68 people killed
Serious collisions
512
648 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
26
Down 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
33
Down 23% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BS40

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal653.1%
  • Serious51225%
  • Slight1,49672%

What the data shows

  • BS40 had 276 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 424 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in BS40 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 251 children under 16 were killed or injured in BS40, 7.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in BS40.

Where BS40 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,722nd
Most casualties
1,592nd
Most fatal collisions
797th
Most serious collisions
1,457th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday308 (15%)
  • Tuesday280 (14%)
  • Wednesday284 (14%)
  • Thursday298 (14%)
  • Friday277 (13%)
  • Saturday314 (15%)
  • Sunday312 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,517 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting397 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,988 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout22 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph372 (18%)
  • 40 mph239 (12%)
  • 50 mph151 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph1,231 (59%)
  • 70 mph66 (3.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,551 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds308 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds41 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist32 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other69 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded26 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,362 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist355 (11%)
  • Cyclist131 (4.1%)
  • Pedestrian120 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant102 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BS40 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BS40, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BS40 peaked at 67 in 2005; 2025 had 26.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 26
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252633
20243043
20232843
20222029
20211822
20203250
20192842
20183352
20173247
20162948
20152532
20143346
20133758
20123354
20113754
20104477
20094774
20084771
20075777
20066499
200567125
20045787
20035180
20024976
20015998
20004263
19995993
19985882
19974976
19964466
19956191
19944157
19935982
19924972
19915075
19905487
19895291
19885070
19874066
19864166
19853660
19844461
19835478
19825383
19815071
19805293
19795282

Map of recent crashes in BS40

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BS40

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BS40

The 24 most recent collisions in BS40 happened between 28 January and 26 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BS40

The A38 has the most collisions in BS40, 530 of 2,073 (26%), followed by the A368 (311).

Collisions in BS40 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3853084621131
2ndA368311493278
3rdB31342244031751
4thB3130182264334
5thB311493140331
6thB313562115314
7thB31335178117
8thA375902
9thA394701
10thA3693301
11thA3703700

Council areas covering BS40

Collisions in BS40 were recorded in 5 council areas. North Somerset has 1,296 of 2,073 (63%).

Collisions in BS40 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Somerset1,2961,96432338
2ndBath and North East Somerset52077012121
3rdSomerset2444312150
4thBristol71002
5thSouth Gloucestershire6701

Towns in BS40

Collisions in BS40 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Downside (138) and Lower Langford (122).