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South Somerset road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 476 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 2008, and 698 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2007 (535), and casualties fell from 749.

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 2008
476
Down 11% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
698
Down 7% on 2007
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
14% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 2008

1.7% of collisions in South Somerset in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious6814%
  • Slight40084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious8512%
  • Slight60587%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 2008 is highlighted, with 476, down 11% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday79 (17%)
  • Wednesday74 (16%)
  • Thursday80 (17%)
  • Friday65 (14%)
  • Saturday64 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (8.8%)
  • February47 (9.9%)
  • March33 (6.9%)
  • April32 (6.7%)
  • May51 (11%)
  • June42 (8.8%)
  • July26 (5.5%)
  • August52 (11%)
  • September39 (8.2%)
  • October47 (9.9%)
  • November35 (7.4%)
  • December30 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight358 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds366 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Other13 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (61%)
  • Wet or damp172 (36%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (4.2%)
  • 30 mph164 (34%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph220 (46%)
  • 70 mph32 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway394 (83%)
  • Roundabout40 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant501 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian45 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist30 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3%)
  • 16 to 20126 (18%)
  • 21 to 2580 (11%)
  • 26 to 35115 (16%)
  • 36 to 4595 (14%)
  • 46 to 5584 (12%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7540 (5.7%)
  • Over 7532 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider466 (67%)
  • Passenger187 (27%)
  • Pedestrian45 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car673 (77%)
  • Motorcycle50 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Yeovil South, Somerset, BA20 1DY area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Somerset in 2008, with 30 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 2008

The A30 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 2008: 70, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA307010119
2ndA3036311116
3rdA37324504
4thA358233504
5thA3088182604
6thB3151122001
7thA359111601
8thA372111812
9thA37891203
10thB315381502
11thA37161121
12thA35651101
13thA30664401
14thB30814602
15thB31654700
16thB31453403
17thB31573400
18thB31673411
19thA3572201
20thB31521400

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 2008

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 2008: 88.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 2008

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 2008: 123.

Somerset and its former districts in 2008

Somerset recorded 1,560 collisions in 2008, and 31% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 2008, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2008.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years