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Saltford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 279 road traffic collisions in Saltford, Bath and North East Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 357 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 45 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
279
1,624th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
357
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
45
53 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Saltford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious4516%
  • Slight22982%

What the data shows

  • Saltford had 33 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 64 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Saltford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Saltford are between noon and 3pm, with 23% of collisions.
  • 30 children under 16 were killed or injured in Saltford, 8.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Saltford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,624th
Most casualties
1,623rd
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,853rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (12%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (16%)
  • Friday52 (19%)
  • Saturday30 (11%)
  • Sunday36 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway269 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph224 (80%)
  • 40 mph24 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph23 (8.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (14%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant194 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (21%)
  • Cyclist39 (11%)
  • Pedestrian37 (10%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Saltford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Saltford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Saltford peaked at 12 in 2014; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202446
202311
202222
202122
202056
201955
201823
201735
201668
201546
20141213
201355
201279
2011811
201045
2009912
200834
2007810
200646
20051116
200435
200345
200279
200179
200099
19991014
199847
199768
199634
199555
1994913
19931013
199255
1991810
199066
19891216
198869
198755
19861215
198544
1984912
198356
198279
198157
198077
197937

Map of recent crashes in Saltford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Saltford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Saltford

The 24 most recent collisions in Saltford happened between 15 June 2018 and 4 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Saltford

Of the 279 collisions in Saltford, 222 were on the A4.

Collisions in Saltford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4222287537

Council area for Saltford

Saltford is in Bath and North East Somerset, where police recorded 18,713 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Saltford accounts for 1.5% of them.

Postcode district for Saltford

All 279 collisions in Saltford were in the BS31 postcode district.