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West Somerset road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 96 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 2000, and 147 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 12 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1999 (114), and casualties rose from 139.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 4,155 collisions in West Somerset.

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

Collisions in 2000
96
Down 16% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
147
Up 6% on 1999
Fatal collisions
3
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
12
13% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 2000

3.1% of collisions in West Somerset in 2000 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal33.1%
  • Serious1213%
  • Slight8184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious128.2%
  • Slight13290%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 2000 is highlighted, with 96, down 16% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (16%)
  • Tuesday10 (10%)
  • Wednesday10 (10%)
  • Thursday15 (16%)
  • Friday19 (20%)
  • Saturday13 (14%)
  • Sunday14 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (7.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596 (6.3%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (3.1%)
  • February7 (7.3%)
  • March3 (3.1%)
  • April9 (9.4%)
  • May10 (10%)
  • June5 (5.2%)
  • July9 (9.4%)
  • August11 (11%)
  • September9 (9.4%)
  • October14 (15%)
  • November11 (11%)
  • December5 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight82 (85%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (6.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds64 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (22%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other6 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry50 (52%)
  • Wet or damp41 (43%)
  • Mud3 (3.1%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph35 (36%)
  • 50 mph1 (1%)
  • 60 mph60 (63%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway92 (96%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant107 (73%)
  • Pedestrian15 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist5 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2015 (10%)
  • 21 to 259 (6.1%)
  • 26 to 3525 (17%)
  • 36 to 4525 (17%)
  • 46 to 5514 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6511 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (7.5%)
  • Over 7515 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider78 (53%)
  • Passenger54 (37%)
  • Pedestrian15 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car138 (78%)
  • Motorcycle10 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in West Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 2000

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 2000: 36, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39365815
2ndA35881211
3rdB32245701
4thA3962600
5thB31912200
6thB32232700
7thB31091200
8thB31901100
9thB32221100

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 2000

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 2000: 10.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 2000

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 2000: 38.

Somerset and its former districts in 2000

Somerset recorded 1,866 collisions in 2000, and 5.1% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 2000, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2000.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years