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Somerset road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,000 road traffic collisions in Somerset in 2017, and 1,464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2016 (1,053), and casualties fell from 1,552.

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

Collisions in 2017
1,000
Down 5% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,464
Down 6% on 2016
Fatal collisions
20
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset in 2017

2% of collisions in Somerset in 2017 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202%
  • Serious13413%
  • Slight84685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.5%
  • Serious16411%
  • Slight1,27887%

Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,888 in 2005. 2017 is highlighted, with 1,000, down 5% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday146 (15%)
  • Tuesday152 (15%)
  • Wednesday157 (16%)
  • Thursday149 (15%)
  • Friday171 (17%)
  • Saturday118 (12%)
  • Sunday107 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59137 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59140 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59196 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59236 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59155 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January93 (9.3%)
  • February67 (6.7%)
  • March86 (8.6%)
  • April91 (9.1%)
  • May69 (6.9%)
  • June87 (8.7%)
  • July86 (8.6%)
  • August90 (9%)
  • September73 (7.3%)
  • October71 (7.1%)
  • November102 (10%)
  • December85 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight727 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting134 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds782 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (12%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded47 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry681 (68%)
  • Wet or damp289 (29%)
  • Frost or ice26 (2.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph465 (47%)
  • 40 mph59 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph53 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph357 (36%)
  • 70 mph49 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway755 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (11%)
  • Roundabout50 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded70 (7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,035 (71%)
  • Pedestrian146 (10%)
  • Cyclist125 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1043 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1548 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20230 (16%)
  • 21 to 25150 (10%)
  • 26 to 35237 (16%)
  • 36 to 45164 (11%)
  • 46 to 55214 (15%)
  • 56 to 65137 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 75131 (8.9%)
  • Over 7581 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider962 (66%)
  • Passenger356 (24%)
  • Pedestrian146 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,500 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle127 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle111 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle30 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Somerset had the 16th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Somerset in 2017

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset in 2017, with 33 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Somerset with the most crashes in 2017

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset in 2017: 87, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3887119112
2ndA3983126111
3rdA35853101210
4thM5387502
5thA30354617
6thA361355204
7thA303324816
8thA371263912
9thA372193005
10thA37172921
11thB3151152313
12thB3139142902
13thA3027131302
14thA359132904
15thA378101401
16thB313591402
17thB317091400
18thB322791211
19thA36271001
20thA30386601

Towns in Somerset: crashes in 2017

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset in 2017: 87.

Postcode districts in Somerset: crashes in 2017

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset in 2017: 111.

Former districts in Somerset in 2017

Somerset now covers 6 former district councils, abolished in April 2019 and April 2023. Of these, Somerset West and Taunton had the most collisions in 2017: 298.

Latest crashes in Somerset in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Somerset road accidents in other years