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South Somerset road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 197 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 2021, and 258 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2020 (177), and casualties rose from 230.

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 2021
197
Up 11% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
258
Up 12% on 2020
Fatal collisions
9
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
16% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 2021

4.6% of collisions in South Somerset in 2021 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal94.6%
  • Serious3116%
  • Slight15780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.5%
  • Serious3212%
  • Slight21784%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 2021 is highlighted, with 197, up 11% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 197
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (14%)
  • Tuesday27 (14%)
  • Wednesday27 (14%)
  • Thursday35 (18%)
  • Friday36 (18%)
  • Saturday22 (11%)
  • Sunday23 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (4.6%)
  • February11 (5.6%)
  • March9 (4.6%)
  • April16 (8.1%)
  • May15 (7.6%)
  • June18 (9.1%)
  • July15 (7.6%)
  • August23 (12%)
  • September25 (13%)
  • October13 (6.6%)
  • November26 (13%)
  • December17 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight154 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (10%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (76%)
  • Wet or damp45 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph91 (46%)
  • 40 mph14 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (3%)
  • 60 mph66 (34%)
  • 70 mph13 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout16 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant168 (65%)
  • Pedestrian30 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (11%)
  • Cyclist16 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.2%)
  • 16 to 2023 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2531 (12%)
  • 26 to 3562 (24%)
  • 36 to 4525 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5530 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (14%)
  • 66 to 7521 (8.1%)
  • Over 7519 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider186 (72%)
  • Passenger42 (16%)
  • Pedestrian30 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car257 (74%)
  • Motorcycle31 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Yeovil South, Somerset, BA20 1DY area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Somerset in 2021, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 2021

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 2021: 36, including 6 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA303364963
2ndA30242905
3rdA358111711
4thA379902
5thA3595503
6thA3715801
7thB31515500
8thA30884600
9thA3563400
10thA3723301
11thA3783300
12thB30813801
13thB31533500
14thB31653400
15thA31100
16thA30661100
17thA3571200
18thB31451100
19thB31621200
20thB31681110

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 2021

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 2021: 46.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 2021

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 2021: 40.

Somerset and its former districts in 2021

Somerset recorded 735 collisions in 2021, and 27% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 2021, 3 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years