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Whitchurch (Bath and North East Somerset) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 142 road traffic collisions in Whitchurch, Bath and North East Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 200 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 29 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
142
2,351st of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
200
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
29
31 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Whitchurch

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2920%
  • Slight11380%

What the data shows

  • Whitchurch had 19 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% fewer than the 24 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Whitchurch were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 22 children under 16 were killed or injured in Whitchurch, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in Whitchurch.

Where Whitchurch ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,351st
Most casualties
2,270th
Most fatal collisions
None
Most serious collisions
2,370th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (12%)
  • Tuesday26 (18%)
  • Wednesday18 (13%)
  • Thursday29 (20%)
  • Friday22 (15%)
  • Saturday17 (12%)
  • Sunday13 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight93 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway135 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph116 (82%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph18 (13%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds111 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant134 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (15%)
  • Pedestrian19 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist12 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Whitchurch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Whitchurch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Whitchurch peaked at 7 in 1980; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202422
202300
202222
202111
202011
201937
201835
201712
201623
201523
201423
201334
201222
201111
201048
200922
200856
200700
200634
200533
200434
2003410
200234
200134
200059
199955
199833
1997611
199647
199511
199456
199358
199200
199144
1990510
198947
198845
198733
198622
198544
198422
198368
198234
198114
198078
197944

Map of recent crashes in Whitchurch

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Whitchurch

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Whitchurch

The 24 most recent collisions in Whitchurch happened between 28 July 2013 and 15 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Whitchurch

Of the 142 collisions in Whitchurch, 91 were on the A37.

Collisions in Whitchurch on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3791124016

Council areas covering Whitchurch

Collisions in Whitchurch were recorded in 2 council areas. Bath and North East Somerset has 96 of 142 (68%).

Collisions in Whitchurch by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBath and North East Somerset96139019
2ndBristol4661010

Postcode district for Whitchurch

All 142 collisions in Whitchurch were in the BS14 postcode district.