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South Somerset road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 2011, and 454 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2010 (356), and casualties fell from 491.

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 2011
324
Down 9% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
454
Down 8% on 2010
Fatal collisions
7
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
14% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 2011

2.2% of collisions in South Somerset in 2011 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious4514%
  • Slight27284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious5111%
  • Slight39587%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 2011 is highlighted, with 324, down 9% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday56 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (15%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.3%)
  • February20 (6.2%)
  • March27 (8.3%)
  • April27 (8.3%)
  • May25 (7.7%)
  • June21 (6.5%)
  • July22 (6.8%)
  • August23 (7.1%)
  • September41 (13%)
  • October36 (11%)
  • November31 (9.6%)
  • December24 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (6.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (76%)
  • Wet or damp74 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (5.2%)
  • 30 mph138 (43%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph119 (37%)
  • 70 mph15 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (83%)
  • Roundabout32 (9.9%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant305 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (11%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist33 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2075 (17%)
  • 21 to 2545 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3578 (17%)
  • 36 to 4562 (14%)
  • 46 to 5566 (15%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.5%)
  • Over 7530 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (64%)
  • Passenger120 (26%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car453 (75%)
  • Motorcycle50 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Yeovil South, Somerset, BA20 1DY area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Somerset in 2011, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 2011

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 2011: 48, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA303487416
2ndA30375805
3rdA37162301
4thA3088152101
5thA358121902
6thA359101311
7thB315391013
8thA3568801
9thA37281113
10thB31657800
11thA3716801
12thB30815510
13thB31514502
14thA3572310
15thB31672201
16thA30661100
17thA3781100
18thB31351201
19thB31451100
20thB31521101

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 2011

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 2011: 69.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 2011

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 2011: 65.

Somerset and its former districts in 2011

Somerset recorded 1,152 collisions in 2011, and 28% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 2011, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2011.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years