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West Somerset road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,155 road traffic collisions in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025, and 6,105 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 116 were fatal and 933 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 57 collisions, up 8% on 2024 (53), and casualties rose from 73 to 96.

District council until April 2019, now part of Somerset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
4,155
Casualties
6,105
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
116
2.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
57
Up 8% on 2024

Crash severity in West Somerset

2.8% of collisions in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1162.8%
  • Serious93322%
  • Slight3,10675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1252%
  • Serious1,13519%
  • Slight4,84579%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. In 2025 there were 57, up 8% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
20255796
20245373
20233254
20223448
20213140
20202233
20195985
20185992
201764107
201661106
201576120
201484122
201371113
201262100
201185125
201074113
200991158
2008102165
2007119187
2006123192
2005109165
2004105147
2003125180
200298153
2001109148
200096147
1999114139
1998113148
1997106141
199689126
1995102148
1994109161
199365108
1992111168
199179105
199085114
198979109
198899143
1987107148
198699134
1985102136
1984128190
1983119193
1982107146
1981108154
1980113156
1979120169

When and where crashes happen in West Somerset

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday609 (15%)
  • Tuesday564 (14%)
  • Wednesday539 (13%)
  • Thursday617 (15%)
  • Friday617 (15%)
  • Saturday647 (16%)
  • Sunday562 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59186 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5954 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59436 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59716 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59858 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:591,003 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59575 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59327 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January264 (6.4%)
  • February237 (5.7%)
  • March283 (6.8%)
  • April383 (9.2%)
  • May400 (9.6%)
  • June373 (9%)
  • July432 (10%)
  • August461 (11%)
  • September375 (9%)
  • October357 (8.6%)
  • November306 (7.4%)
  • December284 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,231 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting616 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit227 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown54 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,205 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds515 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds83 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds73 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist44 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (0.3%)
  • Other119 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded88 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry2,754 (66%)
  • Wet or damp1,276 (31%)
  • Frost or ice74 (1.8%)
  • Snow25 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.1%)
  • Mud4 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,504 (36%)
  • 40 mph159 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph179 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph2,183 (53%)
  • 70 mph106 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,951 (95%)
  • Roundabout57 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (1%)
  • Not recorded64 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in West Somerset

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant3,984 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist793 (13%)
  • Pedestrian556 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist284 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant142 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant133 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)75 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant69 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant33 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5115 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10224 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 15302 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 201,111 (18%)
  • 21 to 25710 (12%)
  • 26 to 35836 (14%)
  • 36 to 45720 (12%)
  • 46 to 55642 (11%)
  • 56 to 65533 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 75432 (7.1%)
  • Over 75424 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded56 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider3,588 (59%)
  • Passenger1,961 (32%)
  • Pedestrian556 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car5,236 (72%)
  • Motorcycle779 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes311 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle294 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes248 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle130 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach109 (1.5%)
  • Minibus38 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle31 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in West Somerset

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 1 busiest accident hotspot in West Somerset

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspot

Accident hotspots in West Somerset

Dunster, Somerset, TA24 6HD area is the busiest accident hotspot in West Somerset, with 66 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025: 1,551, including 56 fatal and 360 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA391,5512,43956360
2ndA3583265031867
3rdA396182328839
4thB3224155271843
5thB3190109160333
6thB3191101155323
7thB322382133115
8thB32225772016
9thB3188386004
10thB31396703
11thB31353602
12thB31513402
13thA3792201
14thB31372401
15thB44652210
16thA1391200
17thA30521300
18thA30721100
19thA351100
20thA3561101

Towns in West Somerset

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025: 621.

Postcode districts in West Somerset

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025: 1,978.

Somerset and its former districts

Somerset recorded 70,092 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 5.9% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset

Of the latest 24 crashes in West Somerset, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

Severity