Two people per day killed or seriously injured on average on Avon and Somerset roads in 2025

A total of over 700 collisions in which at least one person was killed or seriously injured took place across Avon and Somerset in 2025.

This is an average of around two per day.

Involved in this were 44 fatalities, meaning the number of people who died on the force’s roads last year averaged at more than three each month.

Roads Policing Inspector Matt Boiles said:

“More than 700 fatal or serious injury collisions took place on our roads last year. That is not just a statistic. It represents families and communities shattered and people whose lives have been permanently changed.

“In so many cases, split-second lapses in concentration or risky decisions have combined with devastating consequences.

“The vast majority of serious collisions we attend involve behaviours that are entirely preventable. When people choose to speed, drive carelessly or recklessly, use their phone at the wheel or get behind the wheel after drinking or taking drugs, they are taking a risk not just with their own life, but with the lives of others.”

Ch. Insp. Boiles added:

“We do not want to be knocking on doors to deliver devastating news. Every serious collision we see is one too many. These figures show why we continue to focus on the Fatal Five and why we are asking everyone to take responsibility for the way they use our roads.”

Police and Crime Commissioner Clare Moody said: “Families across our communities are living with the lasting impact of split‑second decisions on our roads. Much of this harm is preventable, and we all share responsibility for keeping each other safe.

“The Government’s new Road Safety Strategy is aimed at reducing deaths and serious injuries. I am committed to help deliver on that commitment.”