BS27 postcode district road traffic accidents
The BS27 postcode district recorded 288 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 409 casualties. Of these collisions, 7 were fatal and 57 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 67% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 57
- Casualties
- 409
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 57
- Casualties
- 409
Collisions by Year
Areas covering BS27
Roads in BS27
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the BS27 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the BS27 postcode district
Collisions recorded
288
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
409
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
7
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
57
22.2% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the BS27 postcode district
Collisions in the BS27 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (17.7% of the total), with 27.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
95.8% of recorded collisions in the BS27 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 17.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the BS27 postcode district have produced 409 casualties. Pedestrians account for 13% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 41 collisions, Monday 48 collisions, Tuesday 39 collisions, Wednesday 35 collisions, Thursday 51 collisions, Friday 38 collisions, Saturday 36 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 208 collisions, Darkness 80 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 276 collisions, Dual carriageway 5 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, Roundabout 2 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 12 collisions, 30 mph 212 collisions, 40 mph 23 collisions, 60 mph 41 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 238 collisions, Raining no high winds 27 collisions, Other 9 collisions, Unknown 9 collisions, Raining + high winds 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 251 casualties, Passenger 105 casualties, Pedestrian 53 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the BS27 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the BS27 postcode district?
288 collisions have been recorded in the BS27 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 409 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the BS27 postcode district were serious or fatal?
7 were fatal and 57 were serious — 22.2% of all recorded collisions in the BS27 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the BS27 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the BS27 postcode district, accounting for 17.7% of them, and 27.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the BS27 postcode district happen on?
95.8% of collisions in the BS27 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the BS27 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 13% of the 409 casualties recorded in the BS27 postcode district.
Is road safety in the BS27 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the BS27 postcode district rose 67% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for the BS27 postcode district come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for the BS27 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.