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GL12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,838 road traffic collisions in the GL12 postcode district, South Gloucestershire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,662 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 57 were fatal and 472 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 28 collisions, up from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,838
1,822nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,662
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
57
62 people killed
Serious collisions
472
594 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
28
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
35
13 in 2024

Road collision statistics for GL12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal573.1%
  • Serious47226%
  • Slight1,30971%

What the data shows

  • GL12 had 191 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 310 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in GL12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 236 children under 16 were killed or injured in GL12, 8.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in GL12.

Where GL12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,822nd
Most casualties
1,781st
Most fatal collisions
1,003rd
Most serious collisions
1,571st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday252 (14%)
  • Tuesday246 (13%)
  • Wednesday261 (14%)
  • Thursday280 (15%)
  • Friday311 (17%)
  • Saturday284 (15%)
  • Sunday204 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,314 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting362 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,438 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway357 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout13 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph478 (26%)
  • 40 mph175 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph73 (4%)
  • 60 mph737 (40%)
  • 70 mph370 (20%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,399 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds242 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds41 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist27 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other61 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded31 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,851 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist307 (12%)
  • Pedestrian161 (6%)
  • Cyclist116 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)79 (3%)
  • Van occupant77 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant29 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

GL12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in GL12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in GL12 peaked at 63 in 2005; 2025 had 28.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 28
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252835
20241013
20232129
20223148
20211822
20201316
20191622
20181935
20171628
20161930
20152836
20142028
20132332
20122941
20112432
20102731
20093956
20083141
20074673
20064351
20056394
20044967
20035880
20025484
20015068
20005282
19995371
19984968
19975682
19964668
19954262
19944267
19935490
19923146
19914956
19905383
19894472
19885377
19874764
19864873
19855074
19844968
19835983
19825775
19815290
19804062
19793757

Map of recent crashes in GL12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in GL12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in GL12

The 24 most recent collisions in GL12 happened between 4 February and 12 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in GL12

The B4058 has the most collisions in GL12, 399 of 1,838 (22%), followed by the M5 (327).

Collisions in GL12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB405839955117104
2ndM53275461254
3rdB4060221304180
4thA38161244943
5thB4509138199336
6thA413564109121
7thB4059335137
8thB4061152513
9thA46143434
10thM44804

Council areas covering GL12

Collisions in GL12 were recorded in 3 council areas. South Gloucestershire has 1,114 of 1,838 (61%).

Collisions in GL12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Gloucestershire1,1141,66542244
2ndStroud70695513223
3rdCotswold164025

Town in GL12

Of the 1,838 collisions in GL12, 210 (11%) were in Wotton-under-Edge.