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Somerset road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,053 road traffic collisions in Somerset in 2016, and 1,552 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2015 (1,022), and casualties rose from 1,455.

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

Collisions in 2016
1,053
Up 3% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
1,552
Up 7% on 2015
Fatal collisions
23
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset in 2016

2.2% of collisions in Somerset in 2016 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal232.2%
  • Serious13813%
  • Slight89285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal251.6%
  • Serious15810%
  • Slight1,36988%

Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,888 in 2005. 2016 is highlighted, with 1,053, up 3% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday170 (16%)
  • Tuesday141 (13%)
  • Wednesday153 (15%)
  • Thursday146 (14%)
  • Friday174 (17%)
  • Saturday140 (13%)
  • Sunday129 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59135 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59170 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59229 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59270 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59142 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (7.7%)
  • February76 (7.2%)
  • March95 (9%)
  • April85 (8.1%)
  • May77 (7.3%)
  • June80 (7.6%)
  • July98 (9.3%)
  • August112 (11%)
  • September100 (9.5%)
  • October98 (9.3%)
  • November77 (7.3%)
  • December74 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight829 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting102 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds840 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds127 (12%)
  • Fog or mist16 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded31 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry749 (71%)
  • Wet or damp282 (27%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph485 (46%)
  • 40 mph72 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph60 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph369 (35%)
  • 70 mph53 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway779 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout57 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded126 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,125 (72%)
  • Pedestrian154 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (7%)
  • Cyclist105 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant28 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1049 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1563 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20204 (13%)
  • 21 to 25177 (11%)
  • 26 to 35236 (15%)
  • 36 to 45192 (12%)
  • 46 to 55235 (15%)
  • 56 to 65155 (10%)
  • 66 to 75115 (7.4%)
  • Over 7592 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,003 (65%)
  • Passenger395 (25%)
  • Pedestrian154 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,615 (82%)
  • Motorcycle111 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle16 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Somerset had the 13th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
9th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Somerset in 2016

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset in 2016, with 35 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Somerset with the most crashes in 2016

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset in 2016: 90, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA389011719
2ndA3975115614
3rdA3586294310
4thM5428411
5thA37415908
6thA303395913
7thA361294006
8thA30284902
9thB3151193905
10thA371162104
11thA372152701
12thA36142903
13thB3135143113
14thA3088122302
15thA359121912
16thB3139121802
17thB3165101002
18thA36291202
19thB318791001
20thB322791000

Towns in Somerset: crashes in 2016

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset in 2016: 93.

Postcode districts in Somerset: crashes in 2016

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset in 2016: 98.

Former districts in Somerset in 2016

Somerset now covers 6 former district councils, abolished in April 2019 and April 2023. Of these, South Somerset had the most collisions in 2016: 310.

Latest crashes in Somerset in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset in 2016, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Somerset road accidents in other years