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Pensford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 109 road traffic collisions in Pensford, Bath and North East Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 176 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 23 were serious.

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

Collisions since 1979
109
2,714th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
176
1.61 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
2 people killed
Serious collisions
23
32 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Pensford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious2321%
  • Slight8578%

What the data shows

  • Pensford had 13 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 26 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Pensford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Pensford are between noon and 3pm, with 21% of collisions.
  • 16 children under 16 were killed or injured in Pensford, 9.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Pensford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,714th
Most casualties
2,452nd
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,610th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (17%)
  • Tuesday15 (14%)
  • Wednesday14 (13%)
  • Thursday14 (13%)
  • Friday15 (14%)
  • Saturday17 (16%)
  • Sunday15 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight77 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (5.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway102 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph62 (57%)
  • 40 mph11 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph32 (29%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds78 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant130 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (4.5%)
  • Pedestrian7 (4%)
  • Cyclist4 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Pensford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pensford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Pensford peaked at 6 in 2015; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
202400
202300
202200
202111
202011
2019311
201834
201711
201633
2015615
201434
201333
201235
201111
201011
200922
200800
200745
200637
200556
200411
200322
2002610
200125
200044
199929
199822
199722
199611
1995511
199423
199323
199223
199148
199011
198944
198824
198757
198623
198511
198411
198322
198211
198122
1980512
197922

Map of recent crashes in Pensford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Pensford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Pensford

The 24 most recent collisions in Pensford happened between 29 April 2013 and 21 June 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Pensford

Of the 109 collisions in Pensford, 92 were on the A37.

Collisions in Pensford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3792158121

Council area for Pensford

Pensford is in Bath and North East Somerset, where police recorded 18,713 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Pensford accounts for 0.6% of them.

Postcode district for Pensford

All 109 collisions in Pensford were in the BS39 postcode district.