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South Somerset road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 265 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 2017, and 393 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2016 (310), and casualties fell from 444.

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 2017
265
Down 15% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
393
Down 11% on 2016
Fatal collisions
7
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 2017

2.6% of collisions in South Somerset in 2017 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious4517%
  • Slight21380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious5815%
  • Slight32883%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 2017 is highlighted, with 265, down 15% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (14%)
  • Tuesday43 (16%)
  • Wednesday39 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (10%)
  • Friday51 (19%)
  • Saturday39 (15%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.4%)
  • February19 (7.2%)
  • March15 (5.7%)
  • April34 (13%)
  • May27 (10%)
  • June22 (8.3%)
  • July24 (9.1%)
  • August21 (7.9%)
  • September15 (5.7%)
  • October15 (5.7%)
  • November29 (11%)
  • December19 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.9%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (62%)
  • Wet or damp90 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph111 (42%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph110 (42%)
  • 70 mph13 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway198 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (11%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded18 (6.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant287 (73%)
  • Pedestrian40 (10%)
  • Cyclist29 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2057 (15%)
  • 21 to 2539 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3568 (17%)
  • 36 to 4551 (13%)
  • 46 to 5550 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7538 (9.7%)
  • Over 7517 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider252 (64%)
  • Passenger101 (26%)
  • Pedestrian40 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car394 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Yeovil South, Somerset, BA20 1DY area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Somerset in 2017, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 2017

The A30 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 2017: 35, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30354617
2ndA303324816
3rdA358132222
4thA359122704
5thA372101500
6thA37171002
7thA30886900
8thB315161311
9thB31656810
10thA35651100
11thB30815801
12thA35731002
13thA373600
14thA3783300
15thB31533301
16thB31682400
17thB31481100
18thB31521100

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 2017

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 2017: 53.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 2017

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 2017: 42.

Somerset and its former districts in 2017

Somerset recorded 1,000 collisions in 2017, and 27% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years