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Somerset road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,757 road traffic collisions in Somerset in 2004, and 2,448 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 244 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2003 (1,759), and casualties fell from 2,452.

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

Collisions in 2004
1,757
Level with 2003
Casualties in 2004
2,448
Level with 2003
Fatal collisions
38
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
244
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset in 2004

2.2% of collisions in Somerset in 2004 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal382.2%
  • Serious24414%
  • Slight1,47584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal431.8%
  • Serious30212%
  • Slight2,10386%

Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,888 in 2005. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,757, level with 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday220 (13%)
  • Tuesday243 (14%)
  • Wednesday260 (15%)
  • Thursday274 (16%)
  • Friday297 (17%)
  • Saturday258 (15%)
  • Sunday205 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5973 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59218 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59280 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59312 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59432 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59262 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59152 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January145 (8.3%)
  • February128 (7.3%)
  • March111 (6.3%)
  • April120 (6.8%)
  • May146 (8.3%)
  • June144 (8.2%)
  • July151 (8.6%)
  • August166 (9.4%)
  • September158 (9%)
  • October164 (9.3%)
  • November144 (8.2%)
  • December180 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,302 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting236 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit190 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,343 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds239 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other82 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,082 (62%)
  • Wet or damp617 (35%)
  • Frost or ice31 (1.8%)
  • Mud13 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.3%)
  • Snow5 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph768 (44%)
  • 40 mph132 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph68 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph647 (37%)
  • 70 mph123 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,474 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway171 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout87 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,772 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist214 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian197 (8%)
  • Cyclist133 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant36 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant33 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1094 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 15121 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20480 (20%)
  • 21 to 25294 (12%)
  • 26 to 35379 (15%)
  • 36 to 45369 (15%)
  • 46 to 55264 (11%)
  • 56 to 65178 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 75107 (4.4%)
  • Over 75104 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,543 (63%)
  • Passenger708 (29%)
  • Pedestrian197 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,520 (78%)
  • Motorcycle224 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle135 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes112 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle73 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach28 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle18 (0.6%)
  • Minibus9 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Somerset had the 11th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Somerset in 2004

Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 1QY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset in 2004, with 69 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Somerset with the most crashes in 2004

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset in 2004: 157, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38157197018
2ndA39138211213
3rdA35890153421
4thA30381133210
5thM57311236
6thA306598112
7thA376088112
8thA361517739
9thA371385823
10thA372334412
11thB3139334516
12thB3151294924
13thA359213416
14thA3088192613
15thA36192813
16thA3027171903
17thA362162502
18thB3153141913
19thB3140132424
20thA356121202

Towns in Somerset: crashes in 2004

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset in 2004: 166.

Postcode districts in Somerset: crashes in 2004

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset in 2004: 152.

Former districts in Somerset in 2004

Somerset now covers 6 former district councils, abolished in April 2019 and April 2023. Of these, South Somerset had the most collisions in 2004: 527.

Latest crashes in Somerset in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset in 2004, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Somerset road accidents in other years