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Somerset road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 739 road traffic collisions in Somerset in 2022, and 1,030 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2021 (735), and casualties rose from 996.

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

Collisions in 2022
739
Up 1% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
1,030
Up 3% on 2021
Fatal collisions
20
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset in 2022

2.7% of collisions in Somerset in 2022 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.7%
  • Serious11616%
  • Slight60382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212%
  • Serious13613%
  • Slight87385%

Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,888 in 2005. 2022 is highlighted, with 739, up 1% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 739
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (13%)
  • Tuesday109 (15%)
  • Wednesday105 (14%)
  • Thursday105 (14%)
  • Friday145 (20%)
  • Saturday96 (13%)
  • Sunday80 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59171 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (10%)
  • February70 (9.5%)
  • March61 (8.3%)
  • April40 (5.4%)
  • May79 (11%)
  • June78 (11%)
  • July75 (10%)
  • August71 (9.6%)
  • September59 (8%)
  • October41 (5.5%)
  • November43 (5.8%)
  • December45 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight577 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown33 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds597 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (9.7%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded27 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry537 (73%)
  • Wet or damp187 (25%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph31 (4.2%)
  • 30 mph361 (49%)
  • 40 mph53 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph40 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph228 (31%)
  • 70 mph26 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway583 (79%)
  • Roundabout47 (6.4%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded63 (8.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant681 (66%)
  • Pedestrian101 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist94 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1025 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 20117 (11%)
  • 21 to 2597 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 35208 (20%)
  • 36 to 45142 (14%)
  • 46 to 55141 (14%)
  • 56 to 65114 (11%)
  • 66 to 7579 (7.7%)
  • Over 7548 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider696 (68%)
  • Passenger233 (23%)
  • Pedestrian101 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car987 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle95 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (3.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Somerset had the 27th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Somerset in 2022

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset in 2022, with 21 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Somerset with the most crashes in 2022

The A39 had the most collisions in Somerset in 2022: 57, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA395785212
2ndA38456038
3rdA358284517
4thA37264506
5thA303233111
6thA361202506
7thA30162513
8thA372162323
9thA371153102
10thB3139111912
11thM5111612
12thB315192105
13thA36281001
14thB317081700
15thA35971001
16thA3671200
17thB313571203
18thB31407801
19thA308861701
20thA35661311

Towns in Somerset: crashes in 2022

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset in 2022: 63.

Postcode districts in Somerset: crashes in 2022

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset in 2022: 63.

Former districts in Somerset in 2022

Somerset now covers 6 former district councils, abolished in April 2019 and April 2023. Of these, South Somerset had the most collisions in 2022: 197.

Latest crashes in Somerset in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset in 2022, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Somerset road accidents in other years