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South Somerset road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 540 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 2006, and 748 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2005 (544), and casualties fell from 754.

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 2006
540
Down 1% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
748
Down 1% on 2005
Fatal collisions
13
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
14% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 2006

2.4% of collisions in South Somerset in 2006 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.4%
  • Serious7314%
  • Slight45484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious9413%
  • Slight64186%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 2006 is highlighted, with 540, down 1% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (12%)
  • Tuesday71 (13%)
  • Wednesday77 (14%)
  • Thursday89 (16%)
  • Friday95 (18%)
  • Saturday80 (15%)
  • Sunday64 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.1%)
  • February42 (7.8%)
  • March43 (8%)
  • April37 (6.9%)
  • May44 (8.1%)
  • June45 (8.3%)
  • July50 (9.3%)
  • August36 (6.7%)
  • September53 (9.8%)
  • October40 (7.4%)
  • November50 (9.3%)
  • December56 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight391 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds425 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (8.9%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other28 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (59%)
  • Wet or damp214 (40%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (4.3%)
  • 30 mph212 (39%)
  • 40 mph34 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph217 (40%)
  • 70 mph34 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway426 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout46 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant534 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian56 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist29 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20156 (21%)
  • 21 to 2596 (13%)
  • 26 to 35104 (14%)
  • 36 to 45117 (16%)
  • 46 to 5588 (12%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7540 (5.3%)
  • Over 7534 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider492 (66%)
  • Passenger200 (27%)
  • Pedestrian56 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car765 (78%)
  • Motorcycle75 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Yeovil South, Somerset, BA20 1DY area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Somerset in 2006, with 33 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 2006

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 2006: 69, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30369113210
2ndA306795210
3rdA37324415
4thA359233725
5thA358223111
6thB3151181804
7thA3088121711
8thA35691102
9thB30818903
10thA37171302
11thB315371110
12thB31657702
13thA37861112
14thB31686910
15thA3725600
16thB31625600
17thA30662201
18thA3572300
19thB31451300
20thB31481100

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 2006

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 2006: 113.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 2006

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 2006: 113.

Somerset and its former districts in 2006

Somerset recorded 1,837 collisions in 2006, and 29% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years