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South Somerset road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 555 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 2001, and 848 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2000 (574), and casualties fell from 879.

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 2001
555
Down 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
848
Down 4% on 2000
Fatal collisions
16
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
14% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 2001

2.9% of collisions in South Somerset in 2001 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.9%
  • Serious7614%
  • Slight46383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.1%
  • Serious10813%
  • Slight72285%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 2001 is highlighted, with 555, down 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (16%)
  • Tuesday79 (14%)
  • Wednesday85 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (13%)
  • Friday90 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (12%)
  • Sunday74 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (10%)
  • February47 (8.5%)
  • March28 (5%)
  • April39 (7%)
  • May50 (9%)
  • June19 (3.4%)
  • July46 (8.3%)
  • August50 (9%)
  • September53 (9.5%)
  • October56 (10%)
  • November47 (8.5%)
  • December62 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight397 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds432 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry320 (58%)
  • Wet or damp204 (37%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4%)
  • Mud5 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph229 (41%)
  • 40 mph19 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph257 (46%)
  • 70 mph37 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway436 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout46 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant648 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (7%)
  • Pedestrian55 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist32 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5%)
  • 16 to 20152 (18%)
  • 21 to 25100 (12%)
  • 26 to 35169 (20%)
  • 36 to 45125 (15%)
  • 46 to 5591 (11%)
  • 56 to 6553 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.8%)
  • Over 7528 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider520 (61%)
  • Passenger273 (32%)
  • Pedestrian55 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car833 (81%)
  • Motorcycle60 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in South Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in South Somerset in 2001

Yeovil South, Somerset, BA20 1DY area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Somerset in 2001, with 31 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 2001

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 2001: 78, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30378130314
2ndA305072010
3rdA358234542
4thA37233813
5thA359212502
6thA3088183401
7thA372182503
8thB3151173124
9thB3165112103
10thA35791301
11thB31688900
12thA35671401
13thB308171313
14thB31537901
15thA37161203
16thA3785702
17thA30663501
18thB31672310
19thA311310
20thA391100

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 2001

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 2001: 103.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 2001

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 2001: 122.

Somerset and its former districts in 2001

Somerset recorded 1,857 collisions in 2001, and 30% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years