Banwell road traffic accidents
Banwell recorded 108 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 136 casualties. Of these collisions, 0 were fatal and 7 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 25% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Casualties
- 136
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Casualties
- 136
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Banwell
Roads in Banwell
Postcode districts in Banwell
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Banwell
Road collision statistics for Banwell
Collisions recorded
108
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
136
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
0
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
7
6.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Banwell
Collisions in Banwell are most frequently recorded on a Friday (21.3% of the total), with 21.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
97.2% of recorded collisions in Banwell happen on a single carriageway. Around 19.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Banwell have produced 136 casualties. Pedestrians account for 30.9% 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 12 collisions, Monday 13 collisions, Tuesday 21 collisions, Wednesday 14 collisions, Thursday 15 collisions, Friday 23 collisions, Saturday 10 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 85 collisions, Darkness 23 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 105 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 97 collisions, 40 mph 1 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 6 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 85 collisions, Raining no high winds 10 collisions, Unknown 6 collisions, Raining + high winds 3 collisions, Fine + high winds 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 69 casualties, Passenger 25 casualties, Pedestrian 42 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Banwell
How many road accidents have there been in Banwell?
108 collisions have been recorded in Banwell in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 136 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Banwell were serious or fatal?
0 were fatal and 7 were serious — 6.5% of all recorded collisions in Banwell resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Banwell?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Banwell, accounting for 21.3% of them, and 21.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Banwell happen on?
97.2% of collisions in Banwell are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Banwell?
Pedestrians make up 30.9% of the 136 casualties recorded in Banwell.
Is road safety in Banwell getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Banwell fell 25% 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 Banwell 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 Banwell cover 1999 to 2025.