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BS6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,180 road traffic collisions in the BS6 postcode district, Bristol, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,665 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 414 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 41 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
3,180
1,230th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,665
1.15 per collision
Fatal collisions
21
22 people killed
Serious collisions
414
447 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
41
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
45
Up 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BS6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal210.7%
  • Serious41413%
  • Slight2,74586%

What the data shows

  • BS6 had 443 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% fewer than the 563 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in BS6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 299 children under 16 were killed or injured in BS6, 8.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in BS6.

Where BS6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,230th
Most casualties
1,427th
Most fatal collisions
2,133rd
Most serious collisions
1,718th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday466 (15%)
  • Tuesday505 (16%)
  • Wednesday510 (16%)
  • Thursday560 (18%)
  • Friday494 (16%)
  • Saturday371 (12%)
  • Sunday274 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,196 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit894 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown60 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,814 (88%)
  • Roundabout241 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road55 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph512 (16%)
  • 30 mph2,639 (83%)
  • 40 mph18 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,480 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds428 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds50 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other86 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded73 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,308 (36%)
  • Cyclist840 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist668 (18%)
  • Pedestrian661 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant102 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant25 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BS6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BS6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BS6 peaked at 110 in 1979; 2025 had 41.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 41
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254145
20244144
20234245
20224450
20216468
20202929
20195157
20184348
20174248
20164648
20154961
20145255
20135659
20125457
20116775
20105766
20095465
20084251
20077080
20066269
20056069
200480102
20037685
20027283
20017797
200084103
1999104127
199879107
19977081
19967084
19955462
19946373
19937788
19926065
19917788
19905768
19896883
19888090
198787102
198690103
198598116
1984107122
1983101114
1982102115
198191104
19808087
1979110127

Map of recent crashes in BS6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BS6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BS6

The 24 most recent collisions in BS6 happened between 7 August and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BS6

The A38 has the most collisions in BS6, 663 of 3,180 (21%), followed by the B4468 (260).

Collisions in BS6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38663774689
2ndB4468260304228
3rdB4054220285425
4thB4051215252228
5thA4018196233127
6thB40527996111
7thA41764500

Council areas covering BS6

Collisions in BS6 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bristol has 3,169 of 3,180 (99.7%).

Collisions in BS6 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBristol3,1693,65321414
2ndSomerset91000

Town in BS6

Of the 3,180 collisions in BS6, 3,017 (95%) were in Bristol.