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South Somerset road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 227 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 2024, and 345 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2023 (224), and casualties rose from 297.

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 2024
227
Up 1% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
345
Up 16% on 2023
Fatal collisions
7
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 2024

3.1% of collisions in South Somerset in 2024 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.1%
  • Serious3917%
  • Slight18180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.9%
  • Serious4312%
  • Slight29285%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 2024 is highlighted, with 227, up 1% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (16%)
  • Tuesday30 (13%)
  • Wednesday28 (12%)
  • Thursday38 (17%)
  • Friday42 (19%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday23 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.7%)
  • February15 (6.6%)
  • March9 (4%)
  • April16 (7%)
  • May22 (9.7%)
  • June16 (7%)
  • July26 (11%)
  • August20 (8.8%)
  • September29 (13%)
  • October14 (6.2%)
  • November28 (12%)
  • December19 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight179 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (65%)
  • Wet or damp74 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (4.4%)
  • 30 mph83 (37%)
  • 40 mph29 (13%)
  • 50 mph22 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph80 (35%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (9%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant24 (7%)
  • Cyclist10 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2042 (12%)
  • 21 to 2526 (7.5%)
  • 26 to 3560 (17%)
  • 36 to 4540 (12%)
  • 46 to 5542 (12%)
  • 56 to 6550 (14%)
  • 66 to 7534 (9.9%)
  • Over 7531 (9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (68%)
  • Passenger81 (23%)
  • Pedestrian29 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car303 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (12%)
  • Motorcycle32 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Yeovil South, Somerset, BA20 1DY area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Somerset in 2024, with 9 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 2024

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 2024: 29, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA303296225
2ndA30253416
3rdA37111404
4thB3151111613
5thA372101403
6thA37171410
7thA3566902
8thA35861001
9thA3596800
10thA3786800
11thB30815601
12thB31535701
13thB31655600
14thA30884611
15thA30661100
16thA3571100
17thA3651701
18thB31521100
19thB31621100
20thB31671100

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 2024

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 2024: 33.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 2024

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 2024: 40.

Somerset and its former districts in 2024

Somerset recorded 864 collisions in 2024, and 26% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 2024, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years