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Somerset road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,157 road traffic collisions in Somerset in 2013, and 1,608 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 170 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2012 (1,075), and casualties rose from 1,529.

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

Collisions in 2013
1,157
Up 8% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
1,608
Up 5% on 2012
Fatal collisions
28
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
170
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset in 2013

2.4% of collisions in Somerset in 2013 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal282.4%
  • Serious17015%
  • Slight95983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal281.7%
  • Serious19012%
  • Slight1,39086%

Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,888 in 2005. 2013 is highlighted, with 1,157, up 8% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday179 (15%)
  • Tuesday176 (15%)
  • Wednesday167 (14%)
  • Thursday184 (16%)
  • Friday151 (13%)
  • Saturday174 (15%)
  • Sunday126 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59176 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59182 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59202 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59295 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59162 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (7.6%)
  • February82 (7.1%)
  • March75 (6.5%)
  • April80 (6.9%)
  • May91 (7.9%)
  • June102 (8.8%)
  • July111 (9.6%)
  • August83 (7.2%)
  • September109 (9.4%)
  • October117 (10%)
  • November116 (10%)
  • December103 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight863 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting121 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds962 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Other20 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry783 (68%)
  • Wet or damp349 (30%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph592 (51%)
  • 40 mph80 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph62 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph355 (31%)
  • 70 mph47 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway964 (83%)
  • Roundabout85 (7.3%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,034 (64%)
  • Pedestrian170 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist168 (10%)
  • Cyclist151 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1039 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1557 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20270 (17%)
  • 21 to 25200 (12%)
  • 26 to 35209 (13%)
  • 36 to 45220 (14%)
  • 46 to 55215 (13%)
  • 56 to 65151 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 75105 (6.5%)
  • Over 75106 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,064 (66%)
  • Passenger374 (23%)
  • Pedestrian170 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,591 (75%)
  • Motorcycle167 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle153 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (3.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle16 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach16 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Somerset had the 9th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Somerset in 2013

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset in 2013, with 45 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Somerset with the most crashes in 2013

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset in 2013: 110, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38110139218
2ndA39109162520
3rdA358538208
4thA303477519
5thM5367147
6thA30354305
7thA361324817
8thA37305025
9thA371274214
10thB3139263506
11thB3151222516
12thA372192300
13thA3038161800
14thA359161913
15thA362121614
16thB3135122704
17thA3027101100
18thA35691400
19thA37891200
20thB316591210

Towns in Somerset: crashes in 2013

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset in 2013: 122.

Postcode districts in Somerset: crashes in 2013

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset in 2013: 124.

Former districts in Somerset in 2013

Somerset now covers 6 former district councils, abolished in April 2019 and April 2023. Of these, South Somerset had the most collisions in 2013: 332.

Latest crashes in Somerset in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset in 2013, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Somerset road accidents in other years