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GL9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 456 road traffic collisions in the GL9 postcode district, South Gloucestershire, from 1979 to 2025, and 760 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 111 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
456
2,442nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
760
1.67 per collision
Fatal collisions
27
31 people killed
Serious collisions
111
158 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for GL9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal275.9%
  • Serious11124%
  • Slight31870%

What the data shows

  • GL9 had 45 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 71 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in GL9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 57 children under 16 were killed or injured in GL9, 7.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in GL9.

Where GL9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,442nd
Most casualties
2,400th
Most fatal collisions
1,946th
Most serious collisions
2,435th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (17%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday52 (11%)
  • Saturday73 (16%)
  • Sunday75 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight346 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway394 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph39 (8.6%)
  • 40 mph42 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph283 (62%)
  • 70 mph74 (16%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (9.4%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other11 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant610 (80%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.6%)
  • Pedestrian16 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2%)
  • Cyclist7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

GL9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in GL9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in GL9 peaked at 18 in 2002; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202411
202346
2022717
202168
202057
201924
2018811
201756
201647
20151023
201400
201369
201269
201149
2010812
20091018
200877
200768
20061418
20051523
20041014
20031725
20021836
2001610
20001425
19991623
19981523
19971012
19961625
19951119
19941522
19931621
199267
1991922
19901220
1989913
19881432
19871216
19861326
19851519
19841539
198358
19821323
19811118
19801118
19791638

Map of recent crashes in GL9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in GL9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in GL9

The 24 most recent collisions in GL9 happened between 19 June 2020 and 20 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in GL9

The A46 has the most collisions in GL9, 111 of 456 (24%), followed by the B4040 (70).

Collisions in GL9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA461111881224
2ndB404070108324
3rdA43364100419
4thM4529617
5thB403961103
6thB44653700

Council areas covering GL9

Collisions in GL9 were recorded in 3 council areas. South Gloucestershire has 397 of 456 (87%).

Collisions in GL9 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Gloucestershire3976562493
2ndCotswold4981218
3rdWiltshire51310