BS40 postcode district road traffic accidents
The BS40 postcode district recorded 409 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 580 casualties. Of these collisions, 8 were fatal and 80 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 33% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 8
- Serious
- 80
- Casualties
- 580
- Fatal
- 8
- Serious
- 80
- Casualties
- 580
Collisions by Year
Areas covering BS40
Towns in BS40
Roads in BS40
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the BS40 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the BS40 postcode district
Collisions recorded
409
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
580
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
8
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
80
21.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the BS40 postcode district
Collisions in the BS40 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (15.9% of the total), with 23.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
96.3% of recorded collisions in the BS40 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 24.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the BS40 postcode district have produced 580 casualties. Pedestrians account for 5.7% 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 55 collisions, Monday 62 collisions, Tuesday 55 collisions, Wednesday 58 collisions, Thursday 60 collisions, Friday 54 collisions, Saturday 65 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 312 collisions, Darkness 97 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 394 collisions, Dual carriageway 10 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, Roundabout 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 7 collisions, 30 mph 123 collisions, 40 mph 89 collisions, 50 mph 39 collisions, 60 mph 151 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 307 collisions, Raining no high winds 63 collisions, Other 13 collisions, Unknown 12 collisions, Raining + high winds 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 389 casualties, Passenger 158 casualties, Pedestrian 33 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the BS40 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the BS40 postcode district?
409 collisions have been recorded in the BS40 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 580 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the BS40 postcode district were serious or fatal?
8 were fatal and 80 were serious — 21.5% of all recorded collisions in the BS40 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the BS40 postcode district?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in the BS40 postcode district, accounting for 15.9% of them, and 23.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the BS40 postcode district happen on?
96.3% of collisions in the BS40 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the BS40 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 5.7% of the 580 casualties recorded in the BS40 postcode district.
Is road safety in the BS40 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the BS40 postcode district fell 33% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for the BS40 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 BS40 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.