BS37 postcode district road traffic accidents
The BS37 postcode district recorded 1,007 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,333 casualties. Of these collisions, 17 were fatal and 111 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 106% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 17
- Serious
- 111
- Casualties
- 1,333
- Fatal
- 17
- Serious
- 111
- Casualties
- 1,333
Collisions by Year
Areas covering BS37
Towns in BS37
Roads in BS37
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the BS37 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the BS37 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,007
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,333
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
17
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
111
12.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the BS37 postcode district
Collisions in the BS37 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (19% of the total), with 24.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
76.8% of recorded collisions in the BS37 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 20.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the BS37 postcode district have produced 1,333 casualties. Pedestrians account for 8.5% 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 95 collisions, Monday 146 collisions, Tuesday 143 collisions, Wednesday 154 collisions, Thursday 158 collisions, Friday 191 collisions, Saturday 120 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 761 collisions, Darkness 246 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 773 collisions, Dual carriageway 114 collisions, Roundabout 104 collisions, Slip road 12 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions, One way street/Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 14 collisions, 30 mph 568 collisions, 40 mph 227 collisions, 50 mph 23 collisions, 60 mph 106 collisions, 70 mph 69 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 799 collisions, Raining no high winds 114 collisions, Other 35 collisions, Unknown 23 collisions, Raining + high winds 16 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 937 casualties, Passenger 283 casualties, Pedestrian 113 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the BS37 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the BS37 postcode district?
1,007 collisions have been recorded in the BS37 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,333 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the BS37 postcode district were serious or fatal?
17 were fatal and 111 were serious — 12.7% of all recorded collisions in the BS37 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the BS37 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the BS37 postcode district, accounting for 19% of them, and 24.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the BS37 postcode district happen on?
76.8% of collisions in the BS37 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the BS37 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 8.5% of the 1,333 casualties recorded in the BS37 postcode district.
Is road safety in the BS37 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the BS37 postcode district rose 106% 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 BS37 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 BS37 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.