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Bristol road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 49,888 road traffic collisions in Bristol from 1979 to 2025, and 59,571 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 526 were fatal and 7,276 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 645 collisions, down 9% on 2024 (709).

Collisions since 1979
49,888
17th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
59,571
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
526
558 people killed
Serious collisions
7,276
7,930 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
645
Down 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
721
Down 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Bristol

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal5261.1%
  • Serious7,27615%
  • Slight42,08684%

What the data shows

  • Bristol had 7,237 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 9,476 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Bristol were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 7,274 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bristol, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Bristol.

Where Bristol ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
17th
Most casualties
17th
Most fatal collisions
10th
Most serious collisions
19th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7,074 (14%)
  • Tuesday7,460 (15%)
  • Wednesday7,628 (15%)
  • Thursday7,866 (16%)
  • Friday8,283 (17%)
  • Saturday6,855 (14%)
  • Sunday4,722 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight35,006 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13,568 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown892 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit274 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting147 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway39,015 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway4,448 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout3,072 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2,872 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded481 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph5,963 (12%)
  • 30 mph42,089 (84%)
  • 40 mph1,025 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph288 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph380 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph119 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds39,472 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds6,583 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds668 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds549 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds161 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist133 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds30 (0.1%)
  • Other1,163 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1,129 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant23,754 (40%)
  • Pedestrian12,844 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist10,160 (17%)
  • Cyclist8,923 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2,197 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant533 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant422 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant213 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)122 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant95 (0.2%)
  • Other52 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded256 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bristol road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bristol, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bristol peaked at 1,384 in 1979; 2025 had 645.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 645
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025645721
2024709796
2023698808
2022743830
2021701763
2020532625
2019834963
2018812959
2017707840
2016856994
2015796980
2014857998
2013781918
20129001,098
20118801,054
20109251,160
20099831,179
20088991,081
20071,2181,474
20061,2371,513
20051,2661,524
20041,2041,474
20031,2451,535
20021,3441,662
20011,2741,586
20001,2581,529
19991,2841,607
19981,3171,617
19971,0611,306
19961,1431,377
19951,1211,329
19941,0621,314
19931,1711,387
19921,0341,230
19911,0611,243
19901,0291,181
19891,1951,402
19881,2741,503
19871,2801,484
19861,2971,527
19851,2761,493
19841,3091,502
19831,3291,580
19821,3671,672
19811,3451,579
19801,2451,506
19791,3841,668

Map of recent crashes in Bristol

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bristol

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bristol

The 24 most recent collisions in Bristol happened between 9 December and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bristol

The A38 has the most collisions in Bristol, 4,877 of 49,888 (9.8%), followed by the A4 (3,006).

Collisions in Bristol on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA384,8775,70139727
2ndA43,0063,65841453
3rdA40182,7333,21329390
4thA4202,0542,35820277
5thA40441,3611,62523188
6thA4321,3591,64212198
7thA371,3231,61715202
8thA41741,1061,46126191
9thB40511,0791,25412165
10thB4469795953584
11thB405473492916109
12thB4056585682780
13thB4053539634159
14thB4465535616268
15thA4320528647667
16thA3704825801068
17thB3122474579287
18thB4052418475260
19thB3120415487272
20thA431380471255
21stA3029368464654
22ndA4032362489534
23rdM32352504933
24thB4468350420346
25thB4057300369452
26thB4055260322233
27thB3119189236233
28thB3129189208115
29thA4162167238730
30thB4467121138223

Council areas covering Bristol

Collisions in Bristol were recorded in 5 council areas. Bristol has 49,606 of 49,888 (99%).

Collisions in Bristol by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBristol49,60659,1885227,226
2ndNorth Somerset113146116
3rdSouth Gloucestershire101139219
4thSomerset5376111
5thBath and North East Somerset152204

Postcode districts in Bristol

Collisions in Bristol were recorded in 19 postcode districts, led by BS1 (7,564) and BS5 (7,058).