BS49 postcode district road traffic accidents
The BS49 postcode district recorded 484 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 677 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 58 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 25% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 58
- Casualties
- 677
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 58
- Casualties
- 677
Collisions by Year
Areas covering BS49
Towns in BS49
Roads in BS49
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the BS49 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the BS49 postcode district
Collisions recorded
484
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
677
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
58
12.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the BS49 postcode district
Collisions in the BS49 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (16.3% of the total), with 24.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
96.9% of recorded collisions in the BS49 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 20% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the BS49 postcode district have produced 677 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 57 collisions, Monday 71 collisions, Tuesday 58 collisions, Wednesday 74 collisions, Thursday 71 collisions, Friday 74 collisions, Saturday 79 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 364 collisions, Darkness 120 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 469 collisions, Dual carriageway 9 collisions, Roundabout 4 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 4 collisions, 30 mph 299 collisions, 40 mph 135 collisions, 50 mph 21 collisions, 60 mph 25 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 387 collisions, Raining no high winds 62 collisions, Raining + high winds 9 collisions, Other 9 collisions, Unknown 9 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 437 casualties, Passenger 168 casualties, Pedestrian 72 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the BS49 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the BS49 postcode district?
484 collisions have been recorded in the BS49 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 677 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the BS49 postcode district were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 58 were serious — 12.6% of all recorded collisions in the BS49 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the BS49 postcode district?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in the BS49 postcode district, accounting for 16.3% of them, and 24.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the BS49 postcode district happen on?
96.9% of collisions in the BS49 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the BS49 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 10.6% of the 677 casualties recorded in the BS49 postcode district.
Is road safety in the BS49 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the BS49 postcode district rose 25% 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 BS49 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 BS49 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.