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South Somerset road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 2016, and 444 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2015 (323), and casualties fell from 477.

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 2016
310
Down 4% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
444
Down 7% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
13% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 2016

1.9% of collisions in South Somerset in 2016 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight26585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious429.5%
  • Slight39589%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 2016 is highlighted, with 310, down 4% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (17%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday40 (13%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (0.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.7%)
  • February17 (5.5%)
  • March34 (11%)
  • April26 (8.4%)
  • May18 (5.8%)
  • June28 (9%)
  • July32 (10%)
  • August32 (10%)
  • September26 (8.4%)
  • October29 (9.4%)
  • November19 (6.1%)
  • December25 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (72%)
  • Wet or damp80 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph129 (42%)
  • 40 mph19 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph129 (42%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (74%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)
  • Not recorded36 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant331 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 158 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 2071 (16%)
  • 21 to 2543 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3565 (15%)
  • 36 to 4557 (13%)
  • 46 to 5573 (16%)
  • 56 to 6542 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7541 (9.2%)
  • Over 7531 (7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (71%)
  • Passenger92 (21%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car510 (84%)
  • Motorcycle45 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Yeovil South, Somerset, BA20 1DY area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Somerset in 2016, with 28 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 2016

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 2016: 39, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA303395913
2ndA30284902
3rdA37263506
4thA358233514
5thB3151132403
6thA3088122302
7thA359111812
8thB3165101002
9thA3568900
10thA3725900
11thB30815800
12thA3714501
13thA3784700
14thB31534610
15thB31684500
16thA30661100
17thA601100
18thB31521101
19thB31671100

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 2016

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 2016: 70.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 2016

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 2016: 71.

Somerset and its former districts in 2016

Somerset recorded 1,053 collisions in 2016, and 29% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 2016, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years