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South Somerset road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 544 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 2005, and 754 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2004 (527), and casualties fell from 764.

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 2005
544
Up 3% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
754
Down 1% on 2004
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
12% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 2005

0.9% of collisions in South Somerset in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious6712%
  • Slight47287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious8211%
  • Slight66788%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 2005 is highlighted, with 544, up 3% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (14%)
  • Tuesday95 (17%)
  • Wednesday73 (13%)
  • Thursday84 (15%)
  • Friday85 (16%)
  • Saturday65 (12%)
  • Sunday65 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.3%)
  • February36 (6.6%)
  • March53 (9.7%)
  • April34 (6.3%)
  • May41 (7.5%)
  • June47 (8.6%)
  • July39 (7.2%)
  • August48 (8.8%)
  • September39 (7.2%)
  • October52 (9.6%)
  • November55 (10%)
  • December55 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight402 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds428 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (7.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Other38 (7%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry351 (65%)
  • Wet or damp178 (33%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph215 (40%)
  • 40 mph33 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph238 (44%)
  • 70 mph42 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway416 (76%)
  • Roundabout64 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant536 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (11%)
  • Pedestrian58 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist31 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20128 (17%)
  • 21 to 25103 (14%)
  • 26 to 35129 (17%)
  • 36 to 45124 (16%)
  • 46 to 5584 (11%)
  • 56 to 6562 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.6%)
  • Over 7514 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider482 (64%)
  • Passenger214 (28%)
  • Pedestrian58 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car773 (76%)
  • Motorcycle83 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Yeovil South, Somerset, BA20 1DY area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Somerset in 2005, with 41 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 2005

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 2005: 74, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3037411616
2ndA30619019
3rdA37335302
4thA3088273511
5thA358223701
6thA359182303
7thB3151182722
8thA371121705
9thA372122002
10thB3081121703
11thA356101303
12thB316581600
13thB316881000
14thA3787800
15thB31536602
16thA3575601
17thB31452200
18thB31622200
19thA30661201
20thB31521100

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 2005

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 2005: 98.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 2005

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 2005: 124.

Somerset and its former districts in 2005

Somerset recorded 1,888 collisions in 2005, and 29% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 2005, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years