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BS48 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,562 road traffic collisions in the BS48 postcode district, North Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,601 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 50 were fatal and 588 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 36 collisions, up 9% on 2024 (33).

Collisions since 1979
2,562
1,490th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,601
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
50
54 people killed
Serious collisions
588
716 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
36
Up 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
48
Up 17% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BS48

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal502%
  • Serious58823%
  • Slight1,92475%

What the data shows

  • BS48 had 296 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 447 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in BS48 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 324 children under 16 were killed or injured in BS48, 9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in BS48.

Where BS48 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,490th
Most casualties
1,445th
Most fatal collisions
1,189th
Most serious collisions
1,241st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday358 (14%)
  • Tuesday359 (14%)
  • Wednesday369 (14%)
  • Thursday392 (15%)
  • Friday451 (18%)
  • Saturday340 (13%)
  • Sunday293 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,827 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit386 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting290 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown39 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,362 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout58 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph1,056 (41%)
  • 40 mph329 (13%)
  • 50 mph116 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph969 (38%)
  • 70 mph70 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,934 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds394 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds54 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist19 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other74 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded33 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,410 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist491 (14%)
  • Cyclist295 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian259 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant50 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BS48 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BS48, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BS48 peaked at 103 in 2004; 2025 had 36.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 36
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253648
20243341
20232430
20222232
20211621
20203138
20192231
20183646
20173754
20163952
20153751
20143450
20133245
20124060
20114968
20104257
20094368
20084362
20075977
200668104
20056898
2004103133
200373102
200282121
200172103
20007291
199999136
199866104
199774100
19967193
19956492
19945575
19934360
19925175
199167104
199073105
19896281
19883967
19873647
19864364
198565113
19846492
19836682
19826983
198173109
198088139
19798197

Map of recent crashes in BS48

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BS48

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BS48

The 24 most recent collisions in BS48 happened between 7 June and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BS48

The A370 has the most collisions in BS48, 555 of 2,562 (22%), followed by the B3130 (500).

Collisions in BS48 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37055585427149
2ndB31305007104102
3rdA38261431668
4thB3128163235138
5thB31293145010

Council areas covering BS48

Collisions in BS48 were recorded in 4 council areas. North Somerset has 2,533 of 2,562 (99%).

Collisions in BS48 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Somerset2,5333,55348575
2ndBristol142406
3rdSomerset111826
4thBath and North East Somerset3400

Towns in BS48

Collisions in BS48 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Nailsea (604) and Backwell (361).