BS39 postcode district road traffic accidents
The BS39 postcode district recorded 407 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 568 casualties. Of these collisions, 16 were fatal and 60 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 40% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 16
- Serious
- 60
- Casualties
- 568
- Fatal
- 16
- Serious
- 60
- Casualties
- 568
Collisions by Year
Areas covering BS39
Towns in BS39
Roads in BS39
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the BS39 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the BS39 postcode district
Collisions recorded
407
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
568
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
16
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
60
18.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the BS39 postcode district
Collisions in the BS39 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (15.5% of the total), with 24.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
90.7% of recorded collisions in the BS39 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 23.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the BS39 postcode district have produced 568 casualties. Pedestrians account for 6.9% 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 46 collisions, Monday 57 collisions, Tuesday 57 collisions, Wednesday 63 collisions, Thursday 62 collisions, Friday 61 collisions, Saturday 61 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 309 collisions, Darkness 98 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 369 collisions, Dual carriageway 18 collisions, Unknown 13 collisions, Roundabout 6 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 16 collisions, 30 mph 174 collisions, 40 mph 62 collisions, 50 mph 15 collisions, 60 mph 140 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 304 collisions, Raining no high winds 70 collisions, Unknown 10 collisions, Fine + high winds 8 collisions, Raining + high winds 6 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 416 casualties, Passenger 113 casualties, Pedestrian 39 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the BS39 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the BS39 postcode district?
407 collisions have been recorded in the BS39 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 568 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the BS39 postcode district were serious or fatal?
16 were fatal and 60 were serious — 18.7% of all recorded collisions in the BS39 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the BS39 postcode district?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in the BS39 postcode district, accounting for 15.5% of them, and 24.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the BS39 postcode district happen on?
90.7% of collisions in the BS39 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the BS39 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 6.9% of the 568 casualties recorded in the BS39 postcode district.
Is road safety in the BS39 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the BS39 postcode district rose 40% 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 BS39 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 BS39 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.