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Somerset road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 856 road traffic collisions in Somerset in 2025, and 1,148 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 231 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2024 (864), and casualties fell from 1,215.

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

Collisions in 2025
856
Down 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1,148
Down 6% on 2024
Fatal collisions
17
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
231
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset in 2025

2% of collisions in Somerset in 2025 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172%
  • Serious23127%
  • Slight60871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.6%
  • Serious27424%
  • Slight85675%

Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,888 in 2005. 2025 is highlighted, with 856, down 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 856
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday133 (16%)
  • Tuesday113 (13%)
  • Wednesday134 (16%)
  • Thursday130 (15%)
  • Friday133 (16%)
  • Saturday115 (13%)
  • Sunday98 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59179 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59216 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (9.3%)
  • February59 (6.9%)
  • March61 (7.1%)
  • April62 (7.2%)
  • May83 (9.7%)
  • June70 (8.2%)
  • July84 (9.8%)
  • August73 (8.5%)
  • September68 (7.9%)
  • October92 (11%)
  • November69 (8.1%)
  • December55 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight645 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting109 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds727 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry607 (71%)
  • Wet or damp221 (26%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph46 (5.4%)
  • 30 mph358 (42%)
  • 40 mph107 (13%)
  • 50 mph42 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph270 (32%)
  • 70 mph33 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway744 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (6%)
  • Roundabout51 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant736 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (11%)
  • Pedestrian110 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist65 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant52 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1049 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1533 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 20145 (13%)
  • 21 to 25110 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 35162 (14%)
  • 36 to 45169 (15%)
  • 46 to 55145 (13%)
  • 56 to 65143 (12%)
  • 66 to 7581 (7.1%)
  • Over 7584 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider772 (67%)
  • Passenger266 (23%)
  • Pedestrian110 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,069 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes133 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle129 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Somerset had the 13th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Somerset in 2025

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset in 2025, with 19 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Somerset with the most crashes in 2025

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset in 2025: 67, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386788115
2ndA3965100217
3rdA3583950011
4thA303324625
5thA361283429
6thA3712533011
7thM5223304
8thA30202205
9thB3135192609
10thA37182712
11thB3151182508
12thB3139172302
13thA356111306
14thA359111103
15thA36101303
16thA37291503
17thB309091303
18thB315391703
19thB322791314
20thB31878811

Towns in Somerset: crashes in 2025

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset in 2025: 54.

Postcode districts in Somerset: crashes in 2025

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset in 2025: 69.

Former districts in Somerset in 2025

Somerset now covers 6 former district councils, abolished in April 2019 and April 2023. Of these, South Somerset had the most collisions in 2025: 242.

Latest crashes in Somerset in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset in 2025, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2025.

Severity

Somerset road accidents in other years