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South Somerset road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 406 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 2009, and 566 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2008 (476), and casualties fell from 698.

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 2009
406
Down 15% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
566
Down 19% on 2008
Fatal collisions
8
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
15% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 2009

2% of collisions in South Somerset in 2009 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious6215%
  • Slight33683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious7313%
  • Slight48486%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 2009 is highlighted, with 406, down 15% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (16%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (14%)
  • Friday72 (18%)
  • Saturday59 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.9%)
  • February26 (6.4%)
  • March32 (7.9%)
  • April30 (7.4%)
  • May24 (5.9%)
  • June31 (7.6%)
  • July42 (10%)
  • August43 (11%)
  • September33 (8.1%)
  • October29 (7.1%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December37 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (63%)
  • Wet or damp122 (30%)
  • Frost or ice23 (5.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph174 (43%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph153 (38%)
  • 70 mph26 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway329 (81%)
  • Roundabout36 (8.9%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant422 (75%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20103 (18%)
  • 21 to 2560 (11%)
  • 26 to 3585 (15%)
  • 36 to 4577 (14%)
  • 46 to 5568 (12%)
  • 56 to 6549 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.4%)
  • Over 7522 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider371 (66%)
  • Passenger149 (26%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car580 (77%)
  • Motorcycle45 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Yeovil South, Somerset, BA20 1DY area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Somerset in 2009, with 30 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 2009

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 2009: 49, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA303497914
2ndA30486718
3rdA37263111
4thA3088202811
5thA358142301
6thA359142314
7thB3151111210
8thA372102104
9thA378101111
10thA35691002
11thB308191801
12thB315391404
13thA3717912
14thB31655801
15thB31685500
16thA30664500
17thA3573601
18thB31522300
19thB31672300
20thB31351201

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 2009

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 2009: 88.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 2009

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 2009: 67.

Somerset and its former districts in 2009

Somerset recorded 1,414 collisions in 2009, and 29% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years