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B4050 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 96 collisions on the B4050 from 1979 to 2003, with 119 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 28 serious, and 3 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the B4050 was on 15 April 2003.

Collisions since 1979
96
4,084th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
119
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
28
36 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
15 Apr 2003
Busiest year
1979
18 collisions

Crash severity on the B4050

On the B4050, 3.1% of collisions were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2003

  • Fatal33.1%
  • Serious2829%
  • Slight6568%

Where the B4050 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,084th
Most casualties
4,158th
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
3,697th

B4050 accidents by year

Collisions on the B4050 peaked at 18 in 1979, and none have been recorded since 2003.

Collisions and casualties on the B4050, 1979 to 2003

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
200311
200200
200100
200000
199900
199800
199711
199600
199500
199411
199344
199234
1991812
199022
198944
198866
1987510
198644
198579
198444
198366
198279
198167
1980910
19791825

When crashes happen on the B4050

Wednesday has the most collisions on the B4050 (21), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (25).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (11%)
  • Tuesday17 (18%)
  • Wednesday21 (22%)
  • Thursday14 (15%)
  • Friday15 (16%)
  • Saturday9 (9.4%)
  • Sunday9 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am5 (5.2%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am6 (6.3%)
  • 9am to noon15 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm16 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm25 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm15 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight14 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (9.4%)
  • February7 (7.3%)
  • March12 (13%)
  • April6 (6.3%)
  • May12 (13%)
  • June3 (3.1%)
  • July5 (5.2%)
  • August7 (7.3%)
  • September16 (17%)
  • October9 (9.4%)
  • November4 (4.2%)
  • December6 (6.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight65 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B4050 crashes

On the B4050, 96% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 70% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph92 (96%)
  • 40 mph1 (1%)
  • 60 mph3 (3.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds80 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry67 (70%)
  • Wet or damp29 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway46 (48%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (45%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B4050 crashes

Car occupants make up 41% of the people killed or injured on the B4050, followed by pedestrians (28%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant49 (41%)
  • Pedestrian33 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (18%)
  • Cyclist10 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car113 (68%)
  • Motorcycle20 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2019 (16%)
  • 21 to 2520 (17%)
  • 26 to 3525 (21%)
  • 36 to 4516 (13%)
  • 46 to 5514 (12%)
  • 56 to 6511 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 756 (5%)
  • Over 751 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider61 (51%)
  • Pedestrian33 (28%)
  • Passenger25 (21%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B4050

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B4050

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B4050 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B4050 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bristol has the most, with 91, followed by South Gloucestershire (3).

Collisions on the B4050 in each area, 1979 to 2003
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBristol91114328
2ndSouth Gloucestershire3300

B4050 crashes by town

Of the 96 collisions on the B4050, 91 were in the built-up area of Bristol.

Latest recorded crashes on the B4050

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B4050, from 5 October 1988 to 15 April 2003.

Severity