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Somerset road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,866 road traffic collisions in Somerset in 2000, and 2,709 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 228 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1999 (1,819), and casualties rose from 2,514.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 70,092 collisions in Somerset.

Collisions in 2000
1,866
Up 3% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
2,709
Up 8% on 1999
Fatal collisions
41
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
228
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset in 2000

2.2% of collisions in Somerset in 2000 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal412.2%
  • Serious22812%
  • Slight1,59786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal441.6%
  • Serious27910%
  • Slight2,38688%

Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,888 in 2005. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,866, up 3% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday269 (14%)
  • Tuesday247 (13%)
  • Wednesday267 (14%)
  • Thursday262 (14%)
  • Friday335 (18%)
  • Saturday279 (15%)
  • Sunday207 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5963 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5935 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59220 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59297 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59351 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59483 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59284 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59133 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January141 (7.6%)
  • February119 (6.4%)
  • March128 (6.9%)
  • April132 (7.1%)
  • May173 (9.3%)
  • June139 (7.4%)
  • July180 (9.6%)
  • August162 (8.7%)
  • September170 (9.1%)
  • October163 (8.7%)
  • November185 (9.9%)
  • December174 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,403 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting235 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit201 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,324 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds312 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds43 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Other117 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,037 (56%)
  • Wet or damp767 (41%)
  • Frost or ice27 (1.4%)
  • Mud15 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep13 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph748 (40%)
  • 40 mph115 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph47 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph835 (45%)
  • 70 mph119 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,512 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway189 (10%)
  • Roundabout118 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,885 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist243 (9%)
  • Pedestrian214 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist195 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant45 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)42 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant26 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10100 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 15130 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20447 (17%)
  • 21 to 25257 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 35536 (20%)
  • 36 to 45436 (16%)
  • 46 to 55288 (11%)
  • 56 to 65214 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 75140 (5.2%)
  • Over 75111 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,682 (62%)
  • Passenger813 (30%)
  • Pedestrian214 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,636 (76%)
  • Motorcycle240 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle199 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes156 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes126 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle52 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach39 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle25 (0.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Somerset ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Somerset had the 13th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Somerset with the most crashes in 2000

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset in 2000: 138, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38138184110
2ndA39131197215
3rdA35891153113
4thA30389145410
5thM57812336
6thA3774107012
7thA36173112511
8thA30506818
9thA371326326
10thA359304227
11thB3151304324
12thA372274515
13thB3139243605
14thA362192705
15thA36183105
16thB3227162103
17thA378151811
18thA3088141921
19thB3135131805
20thB3140122102

Towns in Somerset: crashes in 2000

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset in 2000: 159.

Postcode districts in Somerset: crashes in 2000

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset in 2000: 158.

Former districts in Somerset in 2000

Somerset now covers 6 former district councils, abolished in April 2019 and April 2023. Of these, South Somerset had the most collisions in 2000: 574.

Latest crashes in Somerset in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset in 2000, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Somerset road accidents in other years