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Somerset road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,837 road traffic collisions in Somerset in 2006, and 2,549 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 236 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2005 (1,888), and casualties fell from 2,637.

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

Collisions in 2006
1,837
Down 3% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
2,549
Down 3% on 2005
Fatal collisions
36
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
236
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset in 2006

2% of collisions in Somerset in 2006 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal362%
  • Serious23613%
  • Slight1,56585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal371.5%
  • Serious28811%
  • Slight2,22487%

Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,888 in 2005. 2006 is highlighted, with 1,837, down 3% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday256 (14%)
  • Tuesday251 (14%)
  • Wednesday263 (14%)
  • Thursday297 (16%)
  • Friday308 (17%)
  • Saturday259 (14%)
  • Sunday203 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5977 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59227 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59297 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59329 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59459 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59282 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59140 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January129 (7%)
  • February147 (8%)
  • March145 (7.9%)
  • April137 (7.5%)
  • May139 (7.6%)
  • June145 (7.9%)
  • July173 (9.4%)
  • August154 (8.4%)
  • September186 (10%)
  • October147 (8%)
  • November153 (8.3%)
  • December182 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,378 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting219 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit205 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,445 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds184 (10%)
  • Fog or mist31 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other73 (4%)
  • Not recorded48 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,201 (65%)
  • Wet or damp612 (33%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph46 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph807 (44%)
  • 40 mph150 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph83 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph652 (35%)
  • 70 mph99 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,480 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway179 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout117 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,763 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist273 (11%)
  • Pedestrian178 (7%)
  • Cyclist158 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant67 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1072 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 15114 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20511 (20%)
  • 21 to 25286 (11%)
  • 26 to 35382 (15%)
  • 36 to 45403 (16%)
  • 46 to 55297 (12%)
  • 56 to 65198 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 75136 (5.3%)
  • Over 75103 (4%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,716 (67%)
  • Passenger655 (26%)
  • Pedestrian178 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,592 (75%)
  • Motorcycle281 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle161 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes151 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes115 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle34 (1%)
  • Bus or coach32 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (0.9%)
  • Minibus17 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle16 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Somerset had the 7th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Somerset in 2006

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset in 2006, with 65 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Somerset with the most crashes in 2006

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset in 2006: 176, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38176232217
2ndA39145208417
3rdA35877105211
4thA30369113210
5thA306795210
6thM56712113
7thA361608715
8thA37609227
9thA3713957011
10thB3139365636
11thA372344307
12thB3151344125
13thA359264026
14thA3038182204
15thB3090182201
16thA3027151602
17thB3135152012
18thB3227151912
19thA362141701
20thB3170142900

Towns in Somerset: crashes in 2006

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset in 2006: 163.

Postcode districts in Somerset: crashes in 2006

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset in 2006: 171.

Former districts in Somerset in 2006

Somerset now covers 6 former district councils, abolished in April 2019 and April 2023. Of these, South Somerset had the most collisions in 2006: 540.

Latest crashes in Somerset in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset in 2006, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Somerset road accidents in other years