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Avonmouth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 897 road traffic collisions in Avonmouth, Bristol, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,152 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 142 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, down from 15 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
897
816th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,152
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
21
24 people killed
Serious collisions
142
170 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
15 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
17 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Avonmouth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal212.3%
  • Serious14216%
  • Slight73482%

What the data shows

  • Avonmouth had 129 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 177 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Avonmouth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 74 children under 16 were killed or injured in Avonmouth, 6.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Avonmouth.

Where Avonmouth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
816th
Most casualties
807th
Most fatal collisions
473rd
Most serious collisions
897th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday147 (16%)
  • Tuesday143 (16%)
  • Wednesday141 (16%)
  • Thursday163 (18%)
  • Friday159 (18%)
  • Saturday80 (8.9%)
  • Sunday64 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight669 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit196 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway509 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway218 (24%)
  • Roundabout138 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph434 (48%)
  • 40 mph198 (22%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph86 (9.6%)
  • 70 mph142 (16%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds694 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other29 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (2.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant651 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist199 (17%)
  • Cyclist101 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian76 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)53 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant36 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Avonmouth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Avonmouth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Avonmouth peaked at 38 in 2000; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251313
20241517
20231115
20221217
20211619
20201617
2019910
20181316
20171015
20161418
20151117
20142023
20131621
20121527
20111722
20101623
20091215
20082529
20071718
20062835
20052630
20042527
20032537
20022433
20012735
20003852
19992734
19982325
19971823
19961318
19951928
19942432
19931724
19921215
19911821
19902023
19892230
19881922
19871824
19861926
19851931
19843144
19832735
19822629
19812630
19801517
19791320

Map of recent crashes in Avonmouth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Avonmouth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Avonmouth

The 24 most recent collisions in Avonmouth happened between 1 April 2024 and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Avonmouth

The A403 has the most collisions in Avonmouth, 223 of 897 (25%), followed by the A4 (171).

Collisions in Avonmouth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA403223275645
2ndA4171188219
3rdM5151263524
4thA369344424
5thB4054333708
6thB31513310

Council areas covering Avonmouth

Collisions in Avonmouth were recorded in 4 council areas. Bristol has 740 of 897 (82%).

Collisions in Avonmouth by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBristol74092716120
2ndNorth Somerset141208422
3rdSomerset131410
4thSouth Gloucestershire3300

Postcode districts in Avonmouth

Collisions in Avonmouth were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by BS11 (762) and BS20 (135).