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Patchway road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,346 road traffic collisions in Patchway, South Gloucestershire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,670 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 214 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 27 collisions, up 29% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
1,346
615th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,670
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
22
23 people killed
Serious collisions
214
238 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
27
Up 29% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
36
Up 33% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Patchway

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal221.6%
  • Serious21416%
  • Slight1,11082%

What the data shows

  • Patchway had 203 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 272 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Patchway were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 237 children under 16 were killed or injured in Patchway, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Patchway.

Where Patchway ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
615th
Most casualties
618th
Most fatal collisions
451st
Most serious collisions
679th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday200 (15%)
  • Tuesday169 (13%)
  • Wednesday205 (15%)
  • Thursday175 (13%)
  • Friday238 (18%)
  • Saturday216 (16%)
  • Sunday143 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,023 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit276 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway566 (42%)
  • Single carriageway548 (41%)
  • Roundabout175 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road45 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph41 (3%)
  • 30 mph626 (47%)
  • 40 mph431 (32%)
  • 50 mph36 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph57 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph155 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,048 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds166 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other48 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant908 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist247 (15%)
  • Pedestrian229 (14%)
  • Cyclist199 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Patchway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Patchway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Patchway peaked at 49 in 1998; 2025 had 27.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252736
20242127
20231519
20221822
20212225
20201417
20191721
20183340
20171922
20161721
20152328
20142125
20132224
20122329
20111923
20102940
20092834
20083143
20074257
20063440
20054452
20043144
20032934
20024156
20013742
20004050
19994349
19984956
19972632
19962530
19952633
19942836
19932936
19921617
19912531
19903842
19891724
19881920
19873032
19863445
19853743
19843244
19833552
19824354
19813139
19803543
19793141

Map of recent crashes in Patchway

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Patchway

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Patchway

The 24 most recent collisions in Patchway happened between 22 April and 19 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Patchway

The A38 has the most collisions in Patchway, 211 of 1,346 (16%), followed by the A4018 (89).

Collisions in Patchway on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA382112451246
2ndA401889114217
3rdM580120012
4thB4057192403
5thB40555601

Council areas covering Patchway

Collisions in Patchway were recorded in 2 council areas. South Gloucestershire has 1,308 of 1,346 (97%).

Collisions in Patchway by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Gloucestershire1,3081,62621211
2ndBristol384413

Postcode districts in Patchway

Collisions in Patchway were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by BS34 (1,017) and BS10 (222).