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Nailsea road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 604 road traffic collisions in Nailsea, North Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 735 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 128 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
604
1,035th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
735
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
128
138 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Nailsea

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious12821%
  • Slight46877%

What the data shows

  • Nailsea had 63 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 104 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Nailsea were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 116 children under 16 were killed or injured in Nailsea, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Nailsea.

Where Nailsea ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,035th
Most casualties
1,072nd
Most fatal collisions
1,011th
Most serious collisions
964th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (15%)
  • Tuesday92 (15%)
  • Wednesday77 (13%)
  • Thursday98 (16%)
  • Friday104 (17%)
  • Saturday86 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight419 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit154 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway534 (88%)
  • Roundabout47 (7.8%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph549 (91%)
  • 40 mph35 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph17 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds469 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant315 (43%)
  • Cyclist153 (21%)
  • Pedestrian127 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Nailsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Nailsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Nailsea peaked at 25 in 1980; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202577
202456
202367
202255
202146
202089
201957
201877
2017911
2016711
2015911
201456
20131011
20121115
20111213
2010914
20091217
20081315
20071010
20061317
20051617
20041822
20031921
20021219
20011923
20001921
19991619
19981622
19971420
19961920
19951920
19941417
19931414
19921621
19912123
19901922
19891922
198889
1987710
1986810
19851524
19841212
19831519
19821820
19811721
19802537
19792225

Map of recent crashes in Nailsea

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Nailsea

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Nailsea

The 24 most recent collisions in Nailsea happened between 14 July 2021 and 6 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Nailsea

Of the 604 collisions in Nailsea, 100 were on the B3130.

Collisions in Nailsea on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3130100130215

Council areas covering Nailsea

Collisions in Nailsea were recorded in 2 council areas. North Somerset has 596 of 604 (99%).

Collisions in Nailsea by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Somerset5967207123
2ndSomerset81515

Postcode district for Nailsea

All 604 collisions in Nailsea were in the BS48 postcode district.