BS48 postcode district road traffic accidents
The BS48 postcode district recorded 685 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 911 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 103 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 103
- Casualties
- 911
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 103
- Casualties
- 911
Collisions by Year
Areas covering BS48
Towns in BS48
Roads in BS48
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the BS48 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the BS48 postcode district
Collisions recorded
685
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
911
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
103
15.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the BS48 postcode district
Collisions in the BS48 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.5% of the total), with 25% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
93.9% of recorded collisions in the BS48 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 26.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the BS48 postcode district have produced 911 casualties. Pedestrians account for 10.2% 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 72 collisions, Monday 107 collisions, Tuesday 102 collisions, Wednesday 103 collisions, Thursday 107 collisions, Friday 113 collisions, Saturday 81 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 514 collisions, Darkness 171 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 643 collisions, Roundabout 17 collisions, Dual carriageway 15 collisions, Slip road 3 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, One way street/Slip road 3 collisions, One way street 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 11 collisions, 30 mph 381 collisions, 40 mph 125 collisions, 50 mph 10 collisions, 60 mph 156 collisions, 70 mph 2 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 505 collisions, Raining no high winds 125 collisions, Other 17 collisions, Unknown 15 collisions, Raining + high winds 14 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 641 casualties, Passenger 177 casualties, Pedestrian 93 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the BS48 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the BS48 postcode district?
685 collisions have been recorded in the BS48 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 911 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the BS48 postcode district were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 103 were serious — 15.5% of all recorded collisions in the BS48 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the BS48 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the BS48 postcode district, accounting for 16.5% of them, and 25% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the BS48 postcode district happen on?
93.9% of collisions in the BS48 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the BS48 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 10.2% of the 911 casualties recorded in the BS48 postcode district.
Is road safety in the BS48 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the BS48 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the BS48 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 BS48 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.