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South Somerset road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 526 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 2003, and 725 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2002 (610), and casualties fell from 831.

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 2003
526
Down 14% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
725
Down 13% on 2002
Fatal collisions
13
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
15% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 2003

2.5% of collisions in South Somerset in 2003 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious8115%
  • Slight43282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious9814%
  • Slight61485%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 2003 is highlighted, with 526, down 14% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (12%)
  • Wednesday80 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (11%)
  • Friday100 (19%)
  • Saturday74 (14%)
  • Sunday70 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.8%)
  • February38 (7.2%)
  • March39 (7.4%)
  • April39 (7.4%)
  • May34 (6.5%)
  • June43 (8.2%)
  • July50 (9.5%)
  • August47 (8.9%)
  • September46 (8.7%)
  • October43 (8.2%)
  • November61 (12%)
  • December45 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight392 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds404 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other23 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry345 (66%)
  • Wet or damp167 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)
  • Mud3 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph198 (38%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph21 (4%)
  • 60 mph229 (44%)
  • 70 mph46 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway412 (78%)
  • Roundabout58 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant538 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian53 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4%)
  • 16 to 20129 (18%)
  • 21 to 2591 (13%)
  • 26 to 35134 (18%)
  • 36 to 45126 (17%)
  • 46 to 5576 (10%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5%)
  • Over 7528 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider470 (65%)
  • Passenger202 (28%)
  • Pedestrian53 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car773 (80%)
  • Motorcycle65 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Yeovil South, Somerset, BA20 1DY area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Somerset in 2003, with 32 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 2003

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 2003: 80, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30380116212
2ndA30405826
3rdA37294525
4thA358263904
5thA3088243202
6thA359223313
7thA372121512
8thA371111102
9thA378111303
10thB3151111204
11thB3165111311
12thA356101700
13thB3081101804
14thB316871200
15thB31536910
16thA3575701
17thB31454700
18thB31624401
19thA30662301
20thA3681200

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 2003

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 2003: 93.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 2003

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 2003: 123.

Somerset and its former districts in 2003

Somerset recorded 1,759 collisions in 2003, and 30% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 2003, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years