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Yate road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,868 road traffic collisions in Yate, South Gloucestershire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,321 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 362 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 28 collisions, up from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,868
484th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,321
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
24
24 people killed
Serious collisions
362
403 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
28
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
36
13 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Yate

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal241.3%
  • Serious36219%
  • Slight1,48279%

What the data shows

  • Yate had 203 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 262 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Yate were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 369 children under 16 were killed or injured in Yate, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Yate.

Where Yate ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
484th
Most casualties
489th
Most fatal collisions
413th
Most serious collisions
439th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday295 (16%)
  • Tuesday272 (15%)
  • Wednesday299 (16%)
  • Thursday297 (16%)
  • Friday330 (18%)
  • Saturday229 (12%)
  • Sunday146 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,311 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit492 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,583 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway154 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout117 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph1,366 (73%)
  • 40 mph313 (17%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph142 (7.6%)
  • 70 mph12 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,482 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds226 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Other58 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,154 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist399 (17%)
  • Cyclist345 (15%)
  • Pedestrian336 (14%)
  • Van occupant33 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Yate road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Yate, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Yate peaked at 70 in 1986; 2025 had 28.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 28
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252836
20241213
20232425
20222026
20212026
20202228
20192024
20182729
20172021
20161011
20151113
20142023
20132939
20122032
20112528
20103032
20091923
20082842
20074856
20063245
20053954
20044856
20033861
20024458
20014355
20004560
19996175
19984960
19975162
19964150
19956479
19945071
19934247
19926270
19914754
19905059
19895068
19884753
19875159
19867082
19856277
19846380
19835470
19826376
19815772
19805770
19795571

Map of recent crashes in Yate

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Yate

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Yate

The 24 most recent collisions in Yate happened between 16 February and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Yate

The A432 has the most collisions in Yate, 506 of 1,868 (27%), followed by the B4059 (172).

Collisions in Yate on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4325066047107
2ndB4059172246230
3rdB4060169217331
4thB4058152705

Council area for Yate

Yate is in South Gloucestershire, where police recorded 31,003 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Yate accounts for 6% of them.

Postcode district for Yate

All 1,868 collisions in Yate were in the BS37 postcode district.