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M49 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 50 collisions on the M49 from 1986 to 2025, with 74 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 5 serious, and 3 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the M49, down 50% from 2 in 2024, with 2 casualties.

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Collisions since 1986
50
4,603rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
74
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
5
9 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Down 50% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Down 60% on 2024

Crash severity on the M49

On the M49, 6% of collisions were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1986 to 2025

  • Fatal36%
  • Serious510%
  • Slight4284%

Where the M49 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,603rd
Most casualties
4,538th
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
4,857th

M49 accidents by year

Collisions on the M49 peaked at 5 in 2004 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the M49, 1986 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
202425
202322
202213
202112
202000
201924
201812
201726
201611
201511
201422
201300
201211
201111
201011
200922
200811
200711
200611
200522
2004510
200333
200256
200135
200011
199934
199811
199711
199600
199500
199412
199300
199200
199100
199000
198900
198800
198700
198611

When crashes happen on the M49

Friday has the most collisions on the M49 (14), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (12).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (20%)
  • Tuesday7 (14%)
  • Wednesday3 (6%)
  • Thursday9 (18%)
  • Friday14 (28%)
  • Saturday3 (6%)
  • Sunday4 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am1 (2%)
  • 3am to 6am4 (8%)
  • 6am to 9am4 (8%)
  • 9am to noon6 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm10 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm12 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm10 (20%)
  • 9pm to midnight3 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (2%)
  • February1 (2%)
  • March1 (2%)
  • April1 (2%)
  • May8 (16%)
  • June9 (18%)
  • July6 (12%)
  • August6 (12%)
  • September5 (10%)
  • October4 (8%)
  • November5 (10%)
  • December3 (6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight37 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in M49 crashes

On the M49, 94% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 70 mph and 70% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph2 (4%)
  • 60 mph1 (2%)
  • 70 mph47 (94%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds37 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (4%)
  • Other1 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry35 (70%)
  • Wet or damp15 (30%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway40 (80%)
  • Roundabout5 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (8%)
  • Single carriageway1 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in M49 crashes

Car occupants make up 68% of the people killed or injured on the M49, followed by bus or coach occupants (8.1%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant50 (68%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (5.4%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (5.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (2.7%)
  • Pedestrian2 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car62 (67%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (11%)
  • Motorcycle3 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (2.2%)
  • Minibus1 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 153 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 201 (1.4%)
  • 21 to 259 (12%)
  • 26 to 3516 (22%)
  • 36 to 4512 (16%)
  • 46 to 5514 (19%)
  • 56 to 657 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 758 (11%)
  • Over 753 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider47 (64%)
  • Passenger25 (34%)
  • Pedestrian2 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the M49

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the M49

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

M49 crashes by council area

Collisions on the M49 were recorded in 2 council areas. South Gloucestershire has the most, with 28, followed by Bristol (20).

Collisions on the M49 in each area, 1986 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Gloucestershire283923
2ndBristol203212

Recent crashes on the M49

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the M49, from 23 December 2005 to 13 May 2025.

Severity