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South Somerset road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 330 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 2012, and 475 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2011 (324), and casualties rose from 454.

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 2012
330
Up 2% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
475
Up 5% on 2011
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
13% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 2012

1.5% of collisions in South Somerset in 2012 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious4413%
  • Slight28185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious5111%
  • Slight41888%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 2012 is highlighted, with 330, up 2% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (17%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (17%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday31 (9.4%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (12%)
  • February26 (7.9%)
  • March19 (5.8%)
  • April22 (6.7%)
  • May17 (5.2%)
  • June32 (9.7%)
  • July27 (8.2%)
  • August29 (8.8%)
  • September33 (10%)
  • October28 (8.5%)
  • November29 (8.8%)
  • December30 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds271 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (64%)
  • Wet or damp109 (33%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph142 (43%)
  • 40 mph20 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph10 (3%)
  • 60 mph136 (41%)
  • 70 mph14 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (83%)
  • Roundabout36 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant342 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (10%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist29 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 159 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2079 (17%)
  • 21 to 2558 (12%)
  • 26 to 3571 (15%)
  • 36 to 4563 (13%)
  • 46 to 5567 (14%)
  • 56 to 6550 (11%)
  • 66 to 7535 (7.4%)
  • Over 7525 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (69%)
  • Passenger115 (24%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car470 (77%)
  • Motorcycle47 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Yeovil South, Somerset, BA20 1DY area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Somerset in 2012, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 2012

The A30 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 2012: 46, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30467215
2ndA303416014
3rdA37223600
4thA358213605
5thA359161905
6thA372132001
7thA356101202
8thB315181101
9thB31686810
10thA3715702
11thA3785700
12thB30815504
13thA30883610
14thB31453700
15thB31533401
16thB31653300
17thA3572300
18thB31522201
19thB31671200

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 2012

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 2012: 76.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 2012

BA21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 2012: 54.

Somerset and its former districts in 2012

Somerset recorded 1,075 collisions in 2012, and 31% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 2012, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years