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South Somerset road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 574 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 2000, and 879 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1999 (585), and casualties rose from 801.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,867 collisions in South Somerset.

District council until April 2023, now part of Somerset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 2000
574
Down 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
879
Up 10% on 1999
Fatal collisions
13
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
15% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 2000

2.3% of collisions in South Somerset in 2000 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious8715%
  • Slight47483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious9911%
  • Slight76687%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 2000 is highlighted, with 574, down 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025242323
2024227345
2023224297
2022197282
2021197258
2020177230
2019260397
2018265382
2017265393
2016310444
2015323477
2014359492
2013332459
2012330475
2011324454
2010356491
2009406566
2008476698
2007535749
2006540748
2005544754
2004527764
2003526725
2002610831
2001555848
2000574879
1999585801
1998571832
1997541775
1996500725
1995543780
1994496709
1993415595
1992470664
1991562810
1990549780
1989545764
1988529772
1987518725
1986551758
1985536754
1984552756
1983580801
1982497701
1981547808
1980558798
1979541817

When and where crashes happen in South Somerset in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (14%)
  • Tuesday75 (13%)
  • Wednesday70 (12%)
  • Thursday75 (13%)
  • Friday107 (19%)
  • Saturday102 (18%)
  • Sunday66 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (8.2%)
  • February31 (5.4%)
  • March41 (7.1%)
  • April40 (7%)
  • May51 (8.9%)
  • June38 (6.6%)
  • July68 (12%)
  • August36 (6.3%)
  • September60 (10%)
  • October45 (7.8%)
  • November55 (9.6%)
  • December62 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight423 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds399 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other45 (7.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (51%)
  • Wet or damp253 (44%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (1.4%)
  • Mud4 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph194 (34%)
  • 40 mph25 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph307 (53%)
  • 70 mph36 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway450 (78%)
  • Roundabout61 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant639 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian54 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist40 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20125 (14%)
  • 21 to 2588 (10%)
  • 26 to 35197 (22%)
  • 36 to 45161 (18%)
  • 46 to 5592 (10%)
  • 56 to 6564 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7549 (5.6%)
  • Over 7528 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider539 (61%)
  • Passenger286 (33%)
  • Pedestrian54 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car837 (77%)
  • Motorcycle85 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in South Somerset

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 2000

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 2000: 88, including 4 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30388144410
2ndA30496718
3rdA37354806
4thA358255507
5thA359243416
6thB3151172512
7thA3088141921
8thA372132603
9thA378121411
10thA356111603
11thB315391500
12thB308181402
13thB31457901
14thA35761304
15thA37161201
16thB31656700
17thB31685700
18thB31353402
19thB31623400
20thB31673500

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 2000

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 2000: 103.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 2000

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 2000: 125.

Somerset and its former districts in 2000

Somerset recorded 1,866 collisions in 2000, and 31% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 2000, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years