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South Somerset road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 610 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 2002, and 831 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2001 (555), and casualties fell from 848.

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 2002
610
Up 10% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
831
Down 2% on 2001
Fatal collisions
15
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
12% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 2002

2.5% of collisions in South Somerset in 2002 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.5%
  • Serious7312%
  • Slight52286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172%
  • Serious8710%
  • Slight72787%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 2002 is highlighted, with 610, up 10% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (16%)
  • Tuesday82 (13%)
  • Wednesday87 (14%)
  • Thursday94 (15%)
  • Friday109 (18%)
  • Saturday88 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (9.7%)
  • February44 (7.2%)
  • March37 (6.1%)
  • April51 (8.4%)
  • May57 (9.3%)
  • June48 (7.9%)
  • July47 (7.7%)
  • August43 (7%)
  • September61 (10%)
  • October42 (6.9%)
  • November63 (10%)
  • December58 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight454 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds451 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.1%)
  • Other18 (3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry354 (58%)
  • Wet or damp243 (40%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph245 (40%)
  • 40 mph32 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph273 (45%)
  • 70 mph38 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway470 (77%)
  • Roundabout66 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant601 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian65 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist36 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1549 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20133 (16%)
  • 21 to 2584 (10%)
  • 26 to 35173 (21%)
  • 36 to 45123 (15%)
  • 46 to 55102 (12%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.6%)
  • Over 7530 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider529 (64%)
  • Passenger237 (29%)
  • Pedestrian65 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car873 (77%)
  • Motorcycle83 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle23 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle18 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in South Somerset in 2002

Yeovil South, Somerset, BA20 1DY area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Somerset in 2002, with 36 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 2002

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 2002: 86, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3038611738
2ndA306878312
3rdA37354323
4thA358295107
5thA359263914
6thA3088233513
7thB3151172402
8thA372152502
9thB3153131914
10thA378122503
11thB3081101202
12thA35691210
13thA35761110
14thB31656701
15thA3715902
16thB31485810
17thB31674500
18thB31684501
19thB31452300
20thA30361110

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 2002

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 2002: 128.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 2002

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 2002: 124.

Somerset and its former districts in 2002

Somerset recorded 1,884 collisions in 2002, and 32% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 2002, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years