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South Somerset road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 224 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 2023, and 297 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2022 (197), and casualties rose from 282.

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 2023
224
Up 14% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
297
Up 5% on 2022
Fatal collisions
6
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
20% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 2023

2.7% of collisions in South Somerset in 2023 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.7%
  • Serious4520%
  • Slight17377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious5117%
  • Slight23980%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 2023 is highlighted, with 224, up 14% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 224
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday35 (16%)
  • Wednesday38 (17%)
  • Thursday32 (14%)
  • Friday31 (14%)
  • Saturday36 (16%)
  • Sunday21 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8%)
  • February22 (9.8%)
  • March16 (7.1%)
  • April17 (7.6%)
  • May13 (5.8%)
  • June19 (8.5%)
  • July25 (11%)
  • August20 (8.9%)
  • September22 (9.8%)
  • October16 (7.1%)
  • November19 (8.5%)
  • December17 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (7.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (67%)
  • Wet or damp62 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph91 (41%)
  • 40 mph22 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph87 (39%)
  • 70 mph10 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout16 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (13%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 156 (2%)
  • 16 to 2041 (14%)
  • 21 to 2522 (7.4%)
  • 26 to 3558 (20%)
  • 36 to 4552 (18%)
  • 46 to 5530 (10%)
  • 56 to 6531 (10%)
  • 66 to 7525 (8.4%)
  • Over 7515 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (75%)
  • Passenger53 (18%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car286 (71%)
  • Motorcycle41 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Yeovil South, Somerset, BA20 1DY area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Somerset in 2023, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 2023

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 2023: 37, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA303375227
2ndA30192214
3rdA37131602
4thA358101300
5thA35991305
6thA308881100
7thA3725602
8thA3714810
9thB30814402
10thB315141101
11thB31534400
12thA3562300
13thA3782200
14thB31652201
15thA30661101
16thA3571101
17thA3651100
18thA3691100
19thB31451200
20thB31481100

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 2023

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 2023: 47.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 2023

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 2023: 53.

Somerset and its former districts in 2023

Somerset recorded 791 collisions in 2023, and 28% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 2023, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years