BS30 postcode district road traffic accidents
The BS30 postcode district recorded 682 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 881 casualties. Of these collisions, 4 were fatal and 78 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 130% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 78
- Casualties
- 881
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 78
- Casualties
- 881
Collisions by Year
Areas covering BS30
Towns in BS30
Roads in BS30
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the BS30 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the BS30 postcode district
Collisions recorded
682
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
881
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
4
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
78
12% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the BS30 postcode district
Collisions in the BS30 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (16% of the total), with 26.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
77% of recorded collisions in the BS30 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the BS30 postcode district have produced 881 casualties. Pedestrians account for 10.6% 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 67 collisions, Monday 100 collisions, Tuesday 104 collisions, Wednesday 92 collisions, Thursday 109 collisions, Friday 104 collisions, Saturday 106 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 502 collisions, Darkness 180 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 525 collisions, Roundabout 109 collisions, Dual carriageway 41 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, One way street/Slip road 2 collisions, One way street 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 5 collisions, 30 mph 562 collisions, 40 mph 76 collisions, 50 mph 4 collisions, 60 mph 30 collisions, 70 mph 5 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 534 collisions, Raining no high winds 104 collisions, Unknown 15 collisions, Other 13 collisions, Raining + high winds 10 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 616 casualties, Passenger 172 casualties, Pedestrian 93 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the BS30 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the BS30 postcode district?
682 collisions have been recorded in the BS30 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 881 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the BS30 postcode district were serious or fatal?
4 were fatal and 78 were serious — 12% of all recorded collisions in the BS30 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the BS30 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the BS30 postcode district, accounting for 16% of them, and 26.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the BS30 postcode district happen on?
77% of collisions in the BS30 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the BS30 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 10.6% of the 881 casualties recorded in the BS30 postcode district.
Is road safety in the BS30 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the BS30 postcode district rose 130% 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 BS30 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 BS30 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.