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South Somerset road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 197 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 2022, and 282 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2021, and casualties rose from 258.

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 2022
197
Level with 2021
Casualties in 2022
282
Up 9% on 2021
Fatal collisions
6
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
14% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 2022

3% of collisions in South Somerset in 2022 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63%
  • Serious2714%
  • Slight16483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious4014%
  • Slight23684%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 2022 is highlighted, with 197, level with 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (15%)
  • Wednesday25 (13%)
  • Thursday25 (13%)
  • Friday43 (22%)
  • Saturday30 (15%)
  • Sunday17 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (10%)
  • February20 (10%)
  • March22 (11%)
  • April10 (5.1%)
  • May19 (9.6%)
  • June18 (9.1%)
  • July14 (7.1%)
  • August23 (12%)
  • September13 (6.6%)
  • October15 (7.6%)
  • November9 (4.6%)
  • December14 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (6.6%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (74%)
  • Wet or damp48 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (4.6%)
  • 30 mph83 (42%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph82 (42%)
  • 70 mph8 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (76%)
  • Roundabout16 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (9.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (77%)
  • Pedestrian21 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (6%)
  • Cyclist14 (5%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 152 (0.7%)
  • 16 to 2036 (13%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3553 (19%)
  • 36 to 4546 (16%)
  • 46 to 5529 (10%)
  • 56 to 6532 (11%)
  • 66 to 7522 (7.8%)
  • Over 7517 (6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider190 (67%)
  • Passenger71 (25%)
  • Pedestrian21 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car295 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (7%)
  • Motorcycle18 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Chard North, Somerset, TA20 1RH area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Somerset in 2022, with 12 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 2022

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 2022: 23, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA303233111
2ndA30162513
3rdA37122003
4thA35881214
5thA308861701
6thA35661311
7thA3595800
8thB315151303
9thA3724500
10thB31653300
11thB31452300
12thB31532201
13thB31682200
14thA30661100
15thA3571200
16thA3781100
17thB30811300
18thB31481101

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 2022

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 2022: 36.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 2022

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 2022: 34.

Somerset and its former districts in 2022

Somerset recorded 739 collisions in 2022, and 27% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 2022, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years