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South Somerset road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 2015, and 477 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2014 (359), and casualties fell from 492.

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 2015
323
Down 10% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
477
Down 3% on 2014
Fatal collisions
11
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
14% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 2015

3.4% of collisions in South Somerset in 2015 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.4%
  • Serious4614%
  • Slight26682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious6413%
  • Slight40284%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 2015 is highlighted, with 323, down 10% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (17%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (17%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday56 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.7%)
  • February22 (6.8%)
  • March26 (8%)
  • April32 (9.9%)
  • May27 (8.4%)
  • June25 (7.7%)
  • July34 (11%)
  • August25 (7.7%)
  • September31 (9.6%)
  • October23 (7.1%)
  • November26 (8%)
  • December24 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (66%)
  • Wet or damp108 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph149 (46%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph16 (5%)
  • 60 mph123 (38%)
  • 70 mph15 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout19 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded30 (9.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant356 (75%)
  • Pedestrian46 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (9%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2060 (13%)
  • 21 to 2558 (12%)
  • 26 to 3586 (18%)
  • 36 to 4545 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5574 (16%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7536 (7.5%)
  • Over 7531 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider303 (64%)
  • Passenger128 (27%)
  • Pedestrian46 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car501 (83%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Yeovil South, Somerset, BA20 1DY area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Somerset in 2015, with 19 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 2015

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 2015: 43, including 4 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA303437845
2ndA30415428
3rdA359192311
4thA37183303
5thA358172703
6thB3151121603
7thA356101600
8thA3726703
9thA308851210
10thB31655900
11thB30814401
12thA3573600
13thA3783400
14thB31533301
15thB31623300
16thA3712200
17thB31452300
18thB31521101
19thB31681100

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 2015

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 2015: 68.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 2015

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 2015: 60.

Somerset and its former districts in 2015

Somerset recorded 1,022 collisions in 2015, and 32% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years