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Somerset road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,857 road traffic collisions in Somerset in 2001, and 2,650 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 44 were fatal and 224 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2000 (1,866), and casualties fell from 2,709.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,857
Level with 2000
Casualties in 2001
2,650
Down 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
44
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
224
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset in 2001

2.4% of collisions in Somerset in 2001 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal442.4%
  • Serious22412%
  • Slight1,58986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal471.8%
  • Serious28911%
  • Slight2,31487%

Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,888 in 2005. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,857, level with 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday269 (14%)
  • Tuesday280 (15%)
  • Wednesday265 (14%)
  • Thursday259 (14%)
  • Friday315 (17%)
  • Saturday240 (13%)
  • Sunday229 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5935 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59252 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59304 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59336 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59447 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59287 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59142 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January154 (8.3%)
  • February129 (6.9%)
  • March123 (6.6%)
  • April144 (7.8%)
  • May177 (9.5%)
  • June131 (7.1%)
  • July141 (7.6%)
  • August169 (9.1%)
  • September146 (7.9%)
  • October192 (10%)
  • November172 (9.3%)
  • December179 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,399 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting220 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit212 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,452 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds209 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist21 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Other99 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,147 (62%)
  • Wet or damp630 (34%)
  • Frost or ice52 (2.8%)
  • Mud10 (0.5%)
  • Snow9 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph847 (46%)
  • 40 mph81 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph49 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph756 (41%)
  • 70 mph119 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,485 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway198 (11%)
  • Roundabout105 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded29 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,873 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist233 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian213 (8%)
  • Cyclist171 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant57 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 561 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1096 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 15159 (6%)
  • 16 to 20480 (18%)
  • 21 to 25278 (10%)
  • 26 to 35522 (20%)
  • 36 to 45384 (14%)
  • 46 to 55316 (12%)
  • 56 to 65149 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 75112 (4.2%)
  • Over 7593 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,667 (63%)
  • Passenger770 (29%)
  • Pedestrian213 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,682 (77%)
  • Motorcycle253 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle176 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes148 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes117 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach23 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle23 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle22 (0.6%)
  • Minibus17 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Somerset ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Somerset had the 12th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Somerset in 2001

Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 1QY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset in 2001, with 65 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Somerset with the most crashes in 2001

The A39 had the most collisions in Somerset in 2001: 135, including 4 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39135195419
2ndA38127176311
3rdA35891145510
4thA30378130314
5thM57412222
6thA3615385413
7thA305072010
8thA37457217
9thA371436629
10thA372354404
11thB3151325225
12thA359253303
13thB3139233526
14thA3088193801
15thA36193105
16thA362142600
17thB3135122402
18thB3170121701
19thA3027111101
20thA3038111100

Towns in Somerset: crashes in 2001

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset in 2001: 191.

Postcode districts in Somerset: crashes in 2001

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset in 2001: 178.

Former districts in Somerset in 2001

Somerset now covers 6 former district councils, abolished in April 2019 and April 2023. Of these, South Somerset had the most collisions in 2001: 555.

Latest crashes in Somerset in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Somerset road accidents in other years