Highbridge road traffic accidents
Highbridge recorded 243 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 307 casualties. Of these collisions, 4 were fatal and 37 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 100% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 37
- Casualties
- 307
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 37
- Casualties
- 307
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Highbridge
Roads in Highbridge
Postcode districts in Highbridge
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Highbridge
Road collision statistics for Highbridge
Collisions recorded
243
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
307
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
4
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
37
16.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Highbridge
Collisions in Highbridge are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (18.5% of the total), with 23.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
81.9% of recorded collisions in Highbridge happen on a single carriageway. Around 14.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Highbridge have produced 307 casualties. Pedestrians account for 16.9% 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 26 collisions, Monday 41 collisions, Tuesday 33 collisions, Wednesday 32 collisions, Thursday 45 collisions, Friday 38 collisions, Saturday 28 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 185 collisions, Darkness 58 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 199 collisions, Roundabout 28 collisions, Dual carriageway 9 collisions, Unknown 7 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 217 collisions, 40 mph 15 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 2 collisions, 70 mph 7 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 203 collisions, Raining no high winds 23 collisions, Unknown 6 collisions, Fine + high winds 5 collisions, Raining + high winds 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 196 casualties, Passenger 59 casualties, Pedestrian 52 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Highbridge
How many road accidents have there been in Highbridge?
243 collisions have been recorded in Highbridge in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 307 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Highbridge were serious or fatal?
4 were fatal and 37 were serious — 16.9% of all recorded collisions in Highbridge resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Highbridge?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in Highbridge, accounting for 18.5% of them, and 23.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Highbridge happen on?
81.9% of collisions in Highbridge are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Highbridge?
Pedestrians make up 16.9% of the 307 casualties recorded in Highbridge.
Is road safety in Highbridge getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Highbridge rose 100% 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 Highbridge 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 Highbridge cover 1999 to 2025.