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South Somerset road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 2014, and 492 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2013 (332), and casualties rose from 459.

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 2014
359
Up 8% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
492
Up 7% on 2013
Fatal collisions
9
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
15% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 2014

2.5% of collisions in South Somerset in 2014 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious5515%
  • Slight29582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious6112%
  • Slight42286%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 2014 is highlighted, with 359, up 8% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (16%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday70 (19%)
  • Saturday41 (11%)
  • Sunday35 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.8%)
  • February23 (6.4%)
  • March33 (9.2%)
  • April25 (7%)
  • May32 (8.9%)
  • June32 (8.9%)
  • July34 (9.5%)
  • August27 (7.5%)
  • September30 (8.4%)
  • October34 (9.5%)
  • November36 (10%)
  • December25 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (65%)
  • Wet or damp119 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph166 (46%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph18 (5%)
  • 60 mph141 (39%)
  • 70 mph15 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (83%)
  • Roundabout29 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant341 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (12%)
  • Pedestrian50 (10%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2065 (13%)
  • 21 to 2559 (12%)
  • 26 to 3588 (18%)
  • 36 to 4562 (13%)
  • 46 to 5581 (16%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7533 (6.7%)
  • Over 7528 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider331 (67%)
  • Passenger111 (23%)
  • Pedestrian50 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car515 (77%)
  • Motorcycle62 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Yeovil South, Somerset, BA20 1DY area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Somerset in 2014, with 28 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 2014

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 2014: 49, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA303497909
2ndA30414915
3rdA37283306
4thA358172702
5thA3088162211
6thA359162214
7thA356101512
8thA37191302
9thB308191200
10thB31537802
11thA3726920
12thB31516911
13thB31655800
14thA3574400
15thA3784800
16thB31453500
17thB31623400
18thB31673302
19thB31682300
20thB31481100

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 2014

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 2014: 90.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 2014

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 2014: 70.

Somerset and its former districts in 2014

Somerset recorded 1,162 collisions in 2014, and 31% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 2014, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years