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Paulton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 160 road traffic collisions in Paulton, Bath and North East Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 198 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 40 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
160
2,190th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
198
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
40
45 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Paulton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious4025%
  • Slight11874%

What the data shows

  • Paulton had 9 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 72% fewer than the 32 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in Paulton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 31 children under 16 were killed or injured in Paulton, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Paulton.

Where Paulton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,190th
Most casualties
2,283rd
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,973rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (13%)
  • Tuesday19 (12%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday28 (18%)
  • Friday25 (16%)
  • Saturday27 (17%)
  • Sunday17 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway155 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (10%)
  • 30 mph135 (84%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph7 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds128 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant88 (44%)
  • Pedestrian46 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (22%)
  • Cyclist17 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Paulton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Paulton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Paulton peaked at 11 in 1979; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202300
202222
202122
202000
201900
201811
201722
201611
201556
201411
201311
201233
201111
201066
200957
200833
200744
200635
200567
200447
200322
200245
200166
2000815
199922
199823
199723
199623
199534
199422
199300
199200
199122
1990914
198934
198867
198757
198644
198522
198488
1983710
198257
198166
198089
19791113

Map of recent crashes in Paulton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Paulton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Paulton

The 24 most recent collisions in Paulton happened between 13 May 2010 and 2 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Paulton

Of the 160 collisions in Paulton, 84 were on the B3355.

Collisions in Paulton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB335584105222

Council areas covering Paulton

Collisions in Paulton were recorded in 2 council areas. Bath and North East Somerset has 153 of 160 (96%).

Collisions in Paulton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBath and North East Somerset153187239
2ndSomerset6901

Postcode district for Paulton

All 160 collisions in Paulton were in the BS39 postcode district.