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South Somerset road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 177 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 2020, and 230 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 32% on 2019 (260), and casualties fell from 397.

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 2020
177
Down 32% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
230
Down 42% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
9% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 2020

1.7% of collisions in South Somerset in 2020 were fatal and 9% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious169%
  • Slight15889%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious187.8%
  • Slight20991%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 2020 is highlighted, with 177, down 32% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 177
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (16%)
  • Tuesday24 (14%)
  • Wednesday30 (17%)
  • Thursday24 (14%)
  • Friday31 (18%)
  • Saturday17 (9.6%)
  • Sunday23 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (9.6%)
  • February19 (11%)
  • March11 (6.2%)
  • April5 (2.8%)
  • May8 (4.5%)
  • June19 (11%)
  • July19 (11%)
  • August15 (8.5%)
  • September18 (10%)
  • October20 (11%)
  • November7 (4%)
  • December19 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight134 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds142 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (68%)
  • Wet or damp54 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph81 (46%)
  • 40 mph11 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph13 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph62 (35%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway154 (87%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (5.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant170 (74%)
  • Pedestrian20 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (3%)
  • 11 to 152 (0.9%)
  • 16 to 2031 (13%)
  • 21 to 2526 (11%)
  • 26 to 3541 (18%)
  • 36 to 4531 (13%)
  • 46 to 5536 (16%)
  • 56 to 6520 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6.5%)
  • Over 7518 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (68%)
  • Passenger53 (23%)
  • Pedestrian20 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car264 (82%)
  • Motorcycle19 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Yeovil South, Somerset, BA20 1DY area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Somerset in 2020, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 2020

The A30 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 2020: 20, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30202814
2ndA303172500
3rdA358141901
4thA37101503
5thA30887701
6thA3596801
7thA37261310
8thA3565700
9thB31533400
10thB31653400
11thB31683400
12thA3712200
13thB30812300
14thA30661201
15thA3571200
16thA3781100
17thB13531100
18thB31511100
19thB31521100
20thB31671100

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 2020

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 2020: 32.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 2020

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 2020: 29.

Somerset and its former districts in 2020

Somerset recorded 637 collisions in 2020, and 28% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 2020, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 23 December 2020.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years