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BS49 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,208 road traffic collisions in the BS49 postcode district, North Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,678 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 222 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 20 collisions, up from 15 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,208
2,113th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,678
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
20
20 people killed
Serious collisions
222
268 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
20
15 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
24
Up 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BS49

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal201.7%
  • Serious22218%
  • Slight96680%

What the data shows

  • BS49 had 176 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 246 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in BS49 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 164 children under 16 were killed or injured in BS49, 9.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in BS49.

Where BS49 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,113th
Most casualties
2,114th
Most fatal collisions
2,159th
Most serious collisions
2,184th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday174 (14%)
  • Tuesday179 (15%)
  • Wednesday153 (13%)
  • Thursday160 (13%)
  • Friday202 (17%)
  • Saturday185 (15%)
  • Sunday155 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight879 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit217 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,177 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph632 (52%)
  • 40 mph299 (25%)
  • 50 mph28 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph222 (18%)
  • 70 mph22 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds960 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds145 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other38 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,041 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist257 (15%)
  • Pedestrian170 (10%)
  • Cyclist120 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant31 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BS49 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BS49, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BS49 peaked at 43 in 1981; 2025 had 20.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 20
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252024
20241523
20231623
20221619
20211219
20201420
20191725
20182533
20172535
20161621
20152233
20142631
20131618
20122337
20113037
20102333
20092633
20082740
20072642
20062742
20053749
20042838
20032328
20022835
20013249
20002743
19993749
19982938
19974062
19962026
19952633
19941418
19932842
19922634
19912326
19903239
19893744
19882340
19872339
19862125
19853150
19841215
19833466
19823652
19814351
19803444
19794255

Map of recent crashes in BS49

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BS49

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BS49

The 24 most recent collisions in BS49 happened between 5 July 2024 and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BS49

The A370 has the most collisions in BS49, 542 of 1,208 (45%), followed by the B3133 (349).

Collisions in BS49 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37054281710106
2ndB3133349460565
3rdB31307911

Council areas covering BS49

Collisions in BS49 were recorded in 2 council areas. North Somerset has 1,204 of 1,208 (99.7%).

Collisions in BS49 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Somerset1,2041,67320222
2ndSomerset4500

Towns in BS49

Collisions in BS49 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Yatton (391) and Congresbury (357).