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South Somerset road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 265 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 2018, and 382 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2017, and casualties fell from 393.

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 2018
265
Level with 2017
Casualties in 2018
382
Down 3% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
14% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 2018

1.5% of collisions in South Somerset in 2018 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious3714%
  • Slight22485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious4913%
  • Slight32986%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 2018 is highlighted, with 265, level with 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (12%)
  • Thursday34 (13%)
  • Friday63 (24%)
  • Saturday30 (11%)
  • Sunday34 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (4.9%)
  • February19 (7.2%)
  • March13 (4.9%)
  • April21 (7.9%)
  • May30 (11%)
  • June17 (6.4%)
  • July30 (11%)
  • August23 (8.7%)
  • September23 (8.7%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November23 (8.7%)
  • December24 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds208 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (72%)
  • Wet or damp72 (27%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph109 (41%)
  • 40 mph19 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph11 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph103 (39%)
  • 70 mph14 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded53 (20%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant295 (77%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist26 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2038 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2560 (16%)
  • 26 to 3564 (17%)
  • 36 to 4559 (15%)
  • 46 to 5549 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (7.3%)
  • Over 7521 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider261 (68%)
  • Passenger91 (24%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car422 (83%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Yeovil South, Somerset, BA20 1DY area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Somerset in 2018, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 2018

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 2018: 35, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA303355015
2ndA30324507
3rdA359132604
4thA3088121701
5thA37101303
6thA35891402
7thB315192502
8thA37281000
9thB31537812
10thA35661010
11thA3576601
12thA3786710
13thA3715700
14thB30813402
15thA30662200
16thB31652400
17thA381100
18thB31681100

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 2018

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 2018: 59.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 2018

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 2018: 50.

Somerset and its former districts in 2018

Somerset recorded 973 collisions in 2018, and 27% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years