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Banwell road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 199 road traffic collisions in Banwell, North Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 253 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
199
1,952nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
253
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
34
37 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Banwell

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3417%
  • Slight16382%

What the data shows

  • Banwell had 31 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% fewer than the 39 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Banwell were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 43 children under 16 were killed or injured in Banwell, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Banwell.

Where Banwell ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,952nd
Most casualties
1,984th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,171st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (9.5%)
  • Tuesday35 (18%)
  • Wednesday28 (14%)
  • Thursday32 (16%)
  • Friday34 (17%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday24 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight156 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph178 (89%)
  • 40 mph2 (1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph16 (8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Other5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant116 (46%)
  • Pedestrian73 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (16%)
  • Cyclist10 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Banwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Banwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Banwell peaked at 9 in 1997; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202444
202366
202200
202124
202046
201933
201822
201756
201622
201556
201422
201356
201223
201135
201034
200924
200856
200768
2006610
200533
200466
2003710
200267
2001811
200034
199966
199856
1997911
199668
199545
199422
1993610
199235
199122
199088
1989710
198849
198711
198633
1985810
198456
198344
198223
198133
198079
197911

Map of recent crashes in Banwell

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Banwell

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Banwell

The 24 most recent collisions in Banwell happened between 12 July 2018 and 30 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Banwell

The A371 has the most collisions in Banwell, 118 of 199 (59%), followed by the A368 (22).

Collisions in Banwell on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA371118151122
2ndA368222805
3rdA3703401

Council area for Banwell

Banwell is in North Somerset, where police recorded 22,130 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Banwell accounts for 0.9% of them.

Postcode district for Banwell

All 199 collisions in Banwell were in the BS29 postcode district.