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South Somerset road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 260 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 2019, and 397 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2018 (265), and casualties rose from 382.

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 2019
260
Down 2% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
397
Up 4% on 2018
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
12% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 2019

None of the collisions in South Somerset in 2019 were fatal and 12% were serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3212%
  • Slight22888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious389.6%
  • Slight35990%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 2019 is highlighted, with 260, down 2% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday31 (12%)
  • Thursday46 (18%)
  • Friday39 (15%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday37 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.6%)
  • February17 (6.5%)
  • March25 (9.6%)
  • April18 (6.9%)
  • May22 (8.5%)
  • June21 (8.1%)
  • July24 (9.2%)
  • August20 (7.7%)
  • September26 (10%)
  • October14 (5.4%)
  • November22 (8.5%)
  • December26 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight187 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds197 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (5.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (63%)
  • Wet or damp90 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph124 (48%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph16 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph91 (35%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (73%)
  • Roundabout18 (6.9%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded32 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant292 (74%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (2%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3%)
  • 16 to 2046 (12%)
  • 21 to 2541 (10%)
  • 26 to 3579 (20%)
  • 36 to 4561 (15%)
  • 46 to 5550 (13%)
  • 56 to 6542 (11%)
  • 66 to 7530 (7.6%)
  • Over 7520 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (66%)
  • Passenger95 (24%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car395 (83%)
  • Motorcycle30 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Yeovil South, Somerset, BA20 1DY area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Somerset in 2019, with 17 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 2019

The A30 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 2019: 48, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA304876010
2ndA303296906
3rdA37172603
4thA359101702
5thA3727901
6thA308861200
7thA35861100
8thA3786801
9thB30816900
10thB315161402
11thA3715600
12thB31655600
13thB31523400
14thA3572200
15thB31452200
16thA3561100
17thB31481200
18thB31531200
19thB31621101
20thB31681100

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 2019

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 2019: 64.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 2019

BA21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 2019: 44.

Somerset and its former districts in 2019

Somerset recorded 994 collisions in 2019, and 26% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2019.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years