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Somerset road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 864 road traffic collisions in Somerset in 2024, and 1,215 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2023 (791), and casualties rose from 1,172.

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

Collisions in 2024
864
Up 9% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
1,215
Up 4% on 2023
Fatal collisions
21
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset in 2024

2.4% of collisions in Somerset in 2024 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.4%
  • Serious12715%
  • Slight71683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal252.1%
  • Serious14812%
  • Slight1,04286%

Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,888 in 2005. 2024 is highlighted, with 864, up 9% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (13%)
  • Tuesday121 (14%)
  • Wednesday128 (15%)
  • Thursday129 (15%)
  • Friday157 (18%)
  • Saturday108 (13%)
  • Sunday106 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59120 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59143 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59179 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59219 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (7.6%)
  • February62 (7.2%)
  • March47 (5.4%)
  • April54 (6.3%)
  • May84 (9.7%)
  • June71 (8.2%)
  • July87 (10%)
  • August85 (9.8%)
  • September87 (10%)
  • October74 (8.6%)
  • November82 (9.5%)
  • December65 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight663 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting104 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds687 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry608 (70%)
  • Wet or damp242 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph49 (5.7%)
  • 30 mph363 (42%)
  • 40 mph115 (13%)
  • 50 mph66 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph249 (29%)
  • 70 mph22 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway762 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout46 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant834 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian113 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist79 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant44 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1546 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20158 (13%)
  • 21 to 25104 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 35195 (16%)
  • 36 to 45152 (13%)
  • 46 to 55149 (12%)
  • 56 to 65150 (12%)
  • 66 to 75111 (9.1%)
  • Over 7598 (8.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider841 (69%)
  • Passenger261 (21%)
  • Pedestrian113 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,150 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes142 (9%)
  • Motorcycle119 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle14 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Somerset had the 13th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Somerset in 2024

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset in 2024, with 25 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Somerset with the most crashes in 2024

The A39 had the most collisions in Somerset in 2024: 86, including 4 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3986128412
2ndA387711118
3rdA361396266
4thA358335207
5thA303296225
6thA371263413
7thA30253416
8thA37223406
9thB3139192302
10thM5182412
11thA372172404
12thB3151172314
13thA362111200
14thA359101300
15thB3227101201
16thA3691300
17thB313591405
18thB314071001
19thA302761002
20thA3566902

Towns in Somerset: crashes in 2024

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Somerset in 2024: 63.

Postcode districts in Somerset: crashes in 2024

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset in 2024: 96.

Former districts in Somerset in 2024

Somerset now covers 6 former district councils, abolished in April 2019 and April 2023. Of these, South Somerset had the most collisions in 2024: 227.

Latest crashes in Somerset in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset in 2024, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Somerset road accidents in other years