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BS8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,370 road traffic collisions in the BS8 postcode district, Bristol, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,338 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 71 were fatal and 624 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 41 collisions, down 23% on 2024 (53).

Collisions since 1979
4,370
748th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,338
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
71
76 people killed
Serious collisions
624
733 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
41
Down 23% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
44
Down 30% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BS8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal711.6%
  • Serious62414%
  • Slight3,67584%

What the data shows

  • BS8 had 550 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 773 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in BS8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 299 children under 16 were killed or injured in BS8, 5.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in BS8.

Where BS8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
748th
Most casualties
880th
Most fatal collisions
656th
Most serious collisions
1,139th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday592 (14%)
  • Tuesday647 (15%)
  • Wednesday675 (15%)
  • Thursday680 (16%)
  • Friday699 (16%)
  • Saturday642 (15%)
  • Sunday435 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,009 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,178 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown72 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit33 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,455 (79%)
  • One way street or slip road437 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway346 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout87 (2%)
  • Not recorded45 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph430 (9.8%)
  • 30 mph3,121 (71%)
  • 40 mph294 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph131 (3%)
  • 60 mph365 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph24 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,408 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds594 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds59 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds53 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other133 (3%)
  • Not recorded87 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,282 (43%)
  • Pedestrian1,012 (19%)
  • Cyclist936 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist843 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant127 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant55 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BS8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BS8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BS8 peaked at 142 in 1983; 2025 had 41.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 41
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254144
20245363
20234859
20225863
20214956
20204453
20196376
20187483
20174555
20167594
20155156
20146268
20135673
20126575
201196113
20106891
200985102
200886104
2007110128
200694109
200597126
2004113143
2003107143
2002109139
2001133166
2000118141
1999123158
1998133159
1997115142
1996114137
1995105122
1994112138
1993106134
199298120
1991113141
199092106
1989104130
1988110128
1987104127
1986111141
1985112134
1984128148
1983142182
1982119148
1981105139
1980105129
1979119152

Map of recent crashes in BS8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BS8

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BS8

The 24 most recent collisions in BS8 happened between 29 April and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BS8

The A4018 has the most collisions in BS8, 1,374 of 4,370 (31%), followed by the A4 (584).

Collisions in BS8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40181,3741,54112165
2ndA458475119113
3rdA369365550670
4thB3129323393639
5thA4176254329635
6thB3128153232341
7thB4467126143223
8thB446690110014
9thA3029485216
10thB4051131601
11thA37071110
12thB40186601
13thB31244401
14thB44694400
15thA383301
16thB31303401

Council areas covering BS8

Collisions in BS8 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bristol has 3,663 of 4,370 (84%).

Collisions in BS8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBristol3,6634,29454478
2ndNorth Somerset7041,04017146

Town in BS8

Of the 4,370 collisions in BS8, 3,050 (70%) were in Bristol.