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Somerset road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 70,092 road traffic collisions in Somerset from 1979 to 2025, and 98,027 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1,774 were fatal and 13,841 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 856 collisions, down 1% on 2024 (864), and casualties fell from 1,215 to 1,148.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
70,092
14th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
98,027
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
1,774
2.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
856
Down 1% on 2024

Crash severity in Somerset

2.5% of collisions in Somerset from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1,7742.5%
  • Serious13,84120%
  • Slight54,47778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1,9552%
  • Serious16,81317%
  • Slight79,25981%

Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,888 in 2005. In 2025 there were 856, down 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 856
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
20258561,148
20248641,215
20237911,172
20227391,030
2021735996
2020637834
20199941,384
20189731,377
20171,0001,464
20161,0531,552
20151,0221,455
20141,1621,623
20131,1571,608
20121,0751,529
20111,1521,652
20101,2721,792
20091,4142,019
20081,5602,228
20071,7552,479
20061,8372,549
20051,8882,637
20041,7572,448
20031,7592,452
20021,8842,593
20011,8572,650
20001,8662,709
19991,8192,514
19981,8802,656
19971,8392,550
19961,6952,370
19951,7372,485
19941,6972,398
19931,5302,155
19921,6462,313
19911,7242,411
19901,8712,540
19891,7862,477
19881,7892,480
19871,7262,377
19861,7522,383
19851,7192,365
19841,8022,459
19831,7662,414
19821,7982,483
19811,8332,531
19801,7932,502
19791,8312,569

When and where crashes happen in Somerset

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9,958 (14%)
  • Tuesday9,673 (14%)
  • Wednesday9,985 (14%)
  • Thursday10,488 (15%)
  • Friday11,646 (17%)
  • Saturday10,114 (14%)
  • Sunday8,228 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592,639 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591,102 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598,771 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910,734 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5913,065 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5917,102 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910,461 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596,218 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January5,479 (7.8%)
  • February4,704 (6.7%)
  • March5,100 (7.3%)
  • April5,332 (7.6%)
  • May5,917 (8.4%)
  • June5,905 (8.4%)
  • July6,497 (9.3%)
  • August6,381 (9.1%)
  • September6,254 (8.9%)
  • October6,288 (9%)
  • November6,215 (8.9%)
  • December6,020 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight51,970 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8,884 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7,744 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown897 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit366 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded231 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds53,558 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds8,796 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds1,337 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1,202 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist852 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds247 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds134 (0.2%)
  • Other2,798 (4%)
  • Not recorded1,168 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry45,572 (65%)
  • Wet or damp22,359 (32%)
  • Frost or ice1,385 (2%)
  • Snow269 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep147 (0.2%)
  • Mud70 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel37 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded253 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph633 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph30,592 (44%)
  • 40 mph3,868 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph1,818 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph28,129 (40%)
  • 70 mph4,928 (7%)
  • Not recorded122 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway58,593 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway5,788 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout3,356 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1,272 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1,083 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Somerset

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant62,652 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist12,928 (13%)
  • Pedestrian9,113 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist7,526 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant2,092 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1,231 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant951 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant613 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant477 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant268 (0.3%)
  • Other157 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,767 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 103,267 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 155,204 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2020,025 (20%)
  • 21 to 2511,929 (12%)
  • 26 to 3515,954 (16%)
  • 36 to 4512,493 (13%)
  • 46 to 559,933 (10%)
  • 56 to 657,393 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 755,244 (5.3%)
  • Over 753,958 (4%)
  • Not recorded860 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider61,950 (63%)
  • Passenger26,964 (28%)
  • Pedestrian9,113 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car92,580 (72%)
  • Motorcycle13,048 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle7,762 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5,266 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5,117 (4%)
  • Other vehicle1,589 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach1,240 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car527 (0.4%)
  • Minibus484 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle450 (0.4%)
  • Other143 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded42 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Somerset

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Somerset

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Somerset ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Somerset had the 14th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
11thLambeth73,57685,04653811,218
12thBuckinghamshire72,942100,4751,41713,125
13thSheffield71,90693,68889612,412
14thSomerset (this area)70,09298,0271,77413,841
15thWiltshire68,70198,5761,71614,125
16thBarnet65,65380,5225748,789
17thSouthwark62,64872,3654249,594

Accident hotspots in Somerset

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area is the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset, with 931 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in Somerset with the most crashes

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset from 1979 to 2025: 5,874, including 129 fatal and 1,048 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA385,8747,9641291,048
2ndA395,5668,4481691,187
3rdA3583,3595,033102687
4thA3032,7674,468132549
5thA3612,6143,704107634
6thA372,4693,86073530
7thA302,4513,46275515
8thM52,4144,100101386
9thA3711,6552,45455422
10thB31391,3061,84360286
11thA3721,1601,65242238
12thB31511,1071,63940274
13thA3598991,28627199
14thA3627201,02116138
15thA308863092119101
16thA3658994618133
17thB313548876712149
18thA3784456422094
19thA3564246051180
20thB3165415552893

Towns in Somerset

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset from 1979 to 2025: 6,205.

Postcode districts in Somerset

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset from 1979 to 2025: 5,807.

Former districts in Somerset

Somerset now covers 6 former district councils, abolished in April 2019 and April 2023. Of these, South Somerset had the most collisions from 1979 to 2025: 20,867.

Latest crashes in Somerset

Of the latest 24 crashes in Somerset, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

Severity