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South Somerset road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 535 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 2007, and 749 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2006 (540), and casualties rose from 748.

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 2007
535
Down 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
749
Level with 2006
Fatal collisions
13
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
12% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 2007

2.4% of collisions in South Somerset in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.4%
  • Serious6512%
  • Slight45785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious7610%
  • Slight66088%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 2007 is highlighted, with 535, down 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (13%)
  • Tuesday83 (16%)
  • Wednesday87 (16%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday81 (15%)
  • Saturday81 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (9.7%)
  • February36 (6.7%)
  • March29 (5.4%)
  • April29 (5.4%)
  • May51 (9.5%)
  • June50 (9.3%)
  • July51 (9.5%)
  • August49 (9.2%)
  • September53 (9.9%)
  • October46 (8.6%)
  • November48 (9%)
  • December41 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight388 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other17 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry361 (67%)
  • Wet or damp167 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph208 (39%)
  • 40 mph37 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph18 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph236 (44%)
  • 70 mph25 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway434 (81%)
  • Roundabout50 (9.3%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant548 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian54 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist31 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1522 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 20127 (17%)
  • 21 to 2585 (11%)
  • 26 to 35122 (16%)
  • 36 to 45118 (16%)
  • 46 to 5598 (13%)
  • 56 to 6563 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.1%)
  • Over 7522 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider512 (68%)
  • Passenger183 (24%)
  • Pedestrian54 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car792 (78%)
  • Motorcycle72 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Yeovil South, Somerset, BA20 1DY area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Somerset in 2007, with 41 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 2007

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 2007: 77, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3037712737
2ndA30607916
3rdA37305102
4thA358243225
5thA359243312
6thA372202804
7thB3151172606
8thA3088161901
9thA356152404
10thB3153131502
11thA357101311
12thB316891101
13thA37181101
14thB308181403
15thB31656900
16thB31525501
17thA30663500
18thA3782200
19thB31672210
20thB31451100

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 2007

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 2007: 105.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 2007

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 2007: 95.

Somerset and its former districts in 2007

Somerset recorded 1,755 collisions in 2007, and 30% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 2007, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years