Crap Towns / Bristol / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Bristol?
There were 4.3 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Bristol from 2021 to 2025, 1.8 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 4.2, up from 4.0 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4.0 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 4.4 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 4.3 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 4.6 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 4.2 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Filton | 7.0 km | 4.9 |
| Bristol | – | 4.3 |
| Stoke Gifford | 6.9 km | 2.9 |
| Patchway | 8.9 km | 2.7 |
| Kingswood and Fishponds | 6.7 km | 2.4 |
| Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne | 11.2 km | 1.9 |
| Bradley Stoke | 9.2 km | 1.6 |
| Keynsham | 7.9 km | 1.3 |
| Long Ashton | 5.6 km | 1.3 |
| Portishead | 13.0 km | 1.1 |
| Nailsea | 12.3 km | 1.1 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |