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South Somerset road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 242 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 2025, and 323 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2024 (227), and casualties fell from 345.

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 2025
242
Up 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
323
Down 6% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
26% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 2025

2.1% of collisions in South Somerset in 2025 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious6226%
  • Slight17572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious7122%
  • Slight24776%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 2025 is highlighted, with 242, up 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 242
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (18%)
  • Tuesday27 (11%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday34 (14%)
  • Friday35 (14%)
  • Saturday36 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (11%)
  • February17 (7%)
  • March15 (6.2%)
  • April19 (7.9%)
  • May16 (6.6%)
  • June20 (8.3%)
  • July18 (7.4%)
  • August23 (9.5%)
  • September21 (8.7%)
  • October31 (13%)
  • November18 (7.4%)
  • December18 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (71%)
  • Wet or damp58 (24%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (4.1%)
  • 30 mph95 (39%)
  • 40 mph27 (11%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph89 (37%)
  • 70 mph11 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway203 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout18 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant226 (70%)
  • Pedestrian39 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2039 (12%)
  • 21 to 2533 (10%)
  • 26 to 3555 (17%)
  • 36 to 4542 (13%)
  • 46 to 5536 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (12%)
  • 66 to 7525 (7.7%)
  • Over 7528 (8.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider204 (63%)
  • Passenger80 (25%)
  • Pedestrian39 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car315 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle31 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Martock, Somerset, BA22 8PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Somerset in 2025, with 12 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 2025

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 2025: 32, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA303324625
2ndA30202205
3rdA358131706
4thA356111306
5thB3151111503
6thA3791311
7thB315391703
8thA3598802
9thA37271203
10thA30885803
11thB30815810
12thB31655601
13thA3713403
14thA3783300
15thA3572201
16thB31452200
17thB31622300
18thA30661101
19thB31351201
20thB31521100

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 2025

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 2025: 37.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 2025

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 2025: 44.

Somerset and its former districts in 2025

Somerset recorded 856 collisions in 2025, and 28% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 2025, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2025.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years