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Kingswood and Fishponds road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 11,921 road traffic collisions in Kingswood and Fishponds, South Gloucestershire, from 1979 to 2025, and 14,551 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 130 were fatal and 1,935 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 134 collisions, up 8% on 2024 (124).

Collisions since 1979
11,921
99th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
14,551
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
130
141 people killed
Serious collisions
1,935
2,117 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
134
Up 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
156
Up 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Kingswood and Fishponds

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1301.1%
  • Serious1,93516%
  • Slight9,85683%

What the data shows

  • Kingswood and Fishponds had 1,422 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 2,153 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Kingswood and Fishponds were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 2,115 children under 16 were killed or injured in Kingswood and Fishponds, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Kingswood and Fishponds.

Where Kingswood and Fishponds ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
99th
Most casualties
101st
Most fatal collisions
90th
Most serious collisions
100th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,650 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,828 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,837 (15%)
  • Thursday1,855 (16%)
  • Friday2,015 (17%)
  • Saturday1,562 (13%)
  • Sunday1,174 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight8,471 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,069 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown239 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit62 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway10,816 (91%)
  • Roundabout619 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway299 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road105 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded82 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph710 (6%)
  • 30 mph10,542 (88%)
  • 40 mph334 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph41 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph182 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph111 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds9,264 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,623 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds171 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds171 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist52 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds39 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.1%)
  • Other367 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded227 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant6,712 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist3,056 (21%)
  • Pedestrian2,512 (17%)
  • Cyclist1,627 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant279 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant123 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant58 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant47 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant43 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded47 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Kingswood and Fishponds road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kingswood and Fishponds, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Kingswood and Fishponds peaked at 439 in 1983; 2025 had 134.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 134
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025134156
2024124146
2023139161
2022140161
2021161189
2020120149
2019151183
2018164202
2017130160
2016159208
2015153183
2014196234
2013186232
2012198233
2011173216
2010221248
2009241294
2008233300
2007255311
2006297380
2005270340
2004284355
2003281355
2002270326
2001290376
2000321408
1999318372
1998277350
1997265346
1996240294
1995302374
1994231285
1993224273
1992240304
1991229280
1990272346
1989234285
1988344394
1987322375
1986374432
1985375453
1984391461
1983439532
1982373442
1981393494
1980397496
1979390457

Map of recent crashes in Kingswood and Fishponds

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Kingswood and Fishponds

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Kingswood and Fishponds

The 24 most recent collisions in Kingswood and Fishponds happened between 2 November and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Kingswood and Fishponds

The A432 has the most collisions in Kingswood and Fishponds, 1,174 of 11,921 (9.8%), followed by the A420 (1,018).

Collisions in Kingswood and Fishponds on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4321,1741,35915197
2ndA4201,0181,2189163
3rdA40176057381297
4thA4315937527117
5thB44655937264102
6thA4174483613559
7thA4175444575986
8thB4058318399355
9thB4048305375227
10thB4046171202732
11thM32293901
12thM4275312
13thB4469141802
14thB417591903
15thB406671120
16thB44277701
17thA41075501
18thB40403301

Council areas covering Kingswood and Fishponds

Collisions in Kingswood and Fishponds were recorded in 4 council areas. South Gloucestershire has 7,981 of 11,921 (67%).

Collisions in Kingswood and Fishponds by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Gloucestershire7,9819,818971,401
2ndBristol3,9104,69632527
3rdBath and North East Somerset222914
4thSomerset7703

Postcode districts in Kingswood and Fishponds

Collisions in Kingswood and Fishponds were recorded in 5 postcode districts, led by BS16 (5,640) and BS15 (4,029).