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West Hill (North Somerset) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 152 road traffic collisions in West Hill, North Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 220 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 33 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
152
2,255th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
220
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
33
40 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for West Hill

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious3322%
  • Slight11777%

What the data shows

  • West Hill had 14 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 25 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in West Hill were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in West Hill are between 6am and 9am, with 18% of collisions.
  • 13 children under 16 were killed or injured in West Hill, 5.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where West Hill ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,255th
Most casualties
2,153rd
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,208th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday21 (14%)
  • Wednesday20 (13%)
  • Thursday24 (16%)
  • Friday27 (18%)
  • Saturday22 (14%)
  • Sunday23 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight104 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway150 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph14 (9.2%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph127 (84%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds110 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant168 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (13%)
  • Cyclist10 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Pedestrian3 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

West Hill road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Hill, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in West Hill peaked at 11 in 2004; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202400
202311
202212
202100
202000
201922
201824
201711
201637
201511
201424
201312
201212
201123
201000
200955
200824
200734
200689
2005911
20041113
2003914
2002812
200145
20001014
1999811
1998512
199723
199656
199537
199422
199323
199200
199122
199036
198922
198845
198700
198658
198548
198411
198338
198233
198144
198000
197945

Map of recent crashes in West Hill

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in West Hill

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in West Hill

The 24 most recent collisions in West Hill happened between 30 August 2009 and 17 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in West Hill

The B3128 has the most collisions in West Hill, 84 of 152 (55%), followed by the B3130 (47).

Collisions in West Hill on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB312884119120
2ndB3130477418

Council area for West Hill

West Hill is in North Somerset, where police recorded 22,130 collisions from 1979 to 2025. West Hill accounts for 0.7% of them.

Postcode districts in West Hill

Collisions in West Hill were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by BS21 (77) and BS48 (75).