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South Somerset road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 356 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 2010, and 491 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2009 (406), and casualties fell from 566.

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 2010
356
Down 12% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
491
Down 13% on 2009
Fatal collisions
9
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 2010

2.5% of collisions in South Somerset in 2010 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious5917%
  • Slight28881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious7014%
  • Slight41284%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 2010 is highlighted, with 356, down 12% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (18%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday53 (15%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.6%)
  • February22 (6.2%)
  • March28 (7.9%)
  • April25 (7%)
  • May36 (10%)
  • June38 (11%)
  • July37 (10%)
  • August30 (8.4%)
  • September38 (11%)
  • October30 (8.4%)
  • November23 (6.5%)
  • December22 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (12%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (69%)
  • Wet or damp88 (25%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.9%)
  • Snow8 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (4.5%)
  • 30 mph132 (37%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (2%)
  • 60 mph160 (45%)
  • 70 mph23 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (11%)
  • Roundabout24 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant355 (72%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2087 (18%)
  • 21 to 2548 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3582 (17%)
  • 36 to 4574 (15%)
  • 46 to 5551 (10%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.1%)
  • Over 7533 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (65%)
  • Passenger130 (26%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car507 (77%)
  • Motorcycle41 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Yeovil South, Somerset, BA20 1DY area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Somerset in 2010, with 20 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 2010

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 2010: 49, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA303497429
2ndA30466115
3rdA358172922
4thA3088152012
5thA359132102
6thA372111803
7thA37101700
8thA37191411
9thA35671604
10thB31516800
11thB31536802
12thB31656602
13thA3574601
14thB31624402
15thB31684500
16thA3783401
17thB30813500
18thB13511100
19thB31671100

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 2010

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 2010: 68.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 2010

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 2010: 75.

Somerset and its former districts in 2010

Somerset recorded 1,272 collisions in 2010, and 28% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 2010, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years