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Bath road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 8,018 road traffic collisions in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 9,544 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 81 were fatal and 1,568 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 91 collisions, up 23% on 2024 (74).

Collisions since 1979
8,018
145th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
9,544
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
81
88 people killed
Serious collisions
1,568
1,698 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
91
Up 23% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
105
Up 14% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Bath

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal811%
  • Serious1,56820%
  • Slight6,36979%

What the data shows

  • Bath had 853 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 1,556 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Bath were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,159 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bath, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Bath.

Where Bath ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
145th
Most casualties
151st
Most fatal collisions
137th
Most serious collisions
123rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,094 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,164 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,275 (16%)
  • Thursday1,182 (15%)
  • Friday1,387 (17%)
  • Saturday1,098 (14%)
  • Sunday818 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,817 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,933 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown188 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit31 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,626 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road647 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway261 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout228 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded256 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph7 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph376 (4.7%)
  • 30 mph7,327 (91%)
  • 40 mph156 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph20 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph110 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph20 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,473 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds980 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds89 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds83 (1%)
  • Fog or mist41 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.1%)
  • Other148 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded171 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,583 (38%)
  • Pedestrian2,551 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist1,730 (18%)
  • Cyclist1,182 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant273 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant86 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant51 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant31 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bath peaked at 301 in 1980; 2025 had 91.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 91
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202591105
20247492
20233536
20228288
20217591
20206880
2019119140
2018107112
201794125
2016108122
2015135171
2014121145
2013128140
2012135161
2011164188
2010154186
2009171203
2008165201
2007193220
2006190230
2005223267
2004187225
2003185229
2002175210
2001181208
2000157189
1999173222
1998148177
1997160202
1996111130
1995195233
1994157190
1993154190
1992171212
1991152182
1990234275
1989252309
1988252286
1987235269
1986250296
1985239279
1984266313
1983257300
1982278318
1981258312
1980301358
1979258327

Map of recent crashes in Bath

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bath

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bath

The 24 most recent collisions in Bath happened between 11 October and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bath

The A4 has the most collisions in Bath, 1,216 of 8,018 (15%), followed by the A36 (928).

Collisions in Bath on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41,2161,4739245
2ndA369281,12818206
3rdA3676787858132
4thA3039315353668
5thA3062221285151
6thA431121148222
7thB31117279019
8thB31104872114
9thA46477608

Council areas covering Bath

Collisions in Bath were recorded in 4 council areas. Bath and North East Somerset has 7,981 of 8,018 (99.5%).

Collisions in Bath by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBath and North East Somerset7,9819,501811,557
2ndSomerset192309
3rdBristol101201
4thSouth Gloucestershire7700

Postcode districts in Bath

Collisions in Bath were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by BA2 (4,174) and BA1 (3,844).