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South Somerset road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 332 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 2013, and 459 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2012 (330), and casualties fell from 475.

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 2013
332
Up 1% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
459
Down 3% on 2012
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
13% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 2013

1.8% of collisions in South Somerset in 2013 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious4213%
  • Slight28486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious4610%
  • Slight40789%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 2013 is highlighted, with 332, up 1% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (17%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (17%)
  • Friday35 (11%)
  • Saturday64 (19%)
  • Sunday28 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.7%)
  • February23 (6.9%)
  • March22 (6.6%)
  • April24 (7.2%)
  • May22 (6.6%)
  • June39 (12%)
  • July33 (9.9%)
  • August21 (6.3%)
  • September28 (8.4%)
  • October36 (11%)
  • November33 (9.9%)
  • December32 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (66%)
  • Wet or damp106 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (3%)
  • 30 mph150 (45%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph130 (39%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (85%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant319 (69%)
  • Pedestrian49 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (10%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2081 (18%)
  • 21 to 2564 (14%)
  • 26 to 3567 (15%)
  • 36 to 4565 (14%)
  • 46 to 5556 (12%)
  • 56 to 6540 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (6.1%)
  • Over 7520 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (67%)
  • Passenger103 (22%)
  • Pedestrian49 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car477 (79%)
  • Motorcycle47 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Yeovil South, Somerset, BA20 1DY area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Somerset in 2013, with 17 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 2013

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 2013: 47, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA303477519
2ndA30354305
3rdA358203206
4thA359151812
5thB3151131504
6thA37101501
7thA35691400
8thB316591210
9thA37181511
10thA37281000
11thA37881100
12thA308871001
13thB31535600
14thB30814600
15thB31523400
16thB31623300
17thA3572200
18thB31682200
19thB31671100

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 2013

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 2013: 73.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 2013

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 2013: 64.

Somerset and its former districts in 2013

Somerset recorded 1,157 collisions in 2013, and 29% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 2013, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years