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West Somerset road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 109 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 2001, and 148 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2000 (96), and casualties rose from 147.

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 2001
109
Up 14% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
148
Up 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
4
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 2001

3.7% of collisions in West Somerset in 2001 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.7%
  • Serious2018%
  • Slight8578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.7%
  • Serious2517%
  • Slight11980%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 109, up 14% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (17%)
  • Tuesday12 (11%)
  • Wednesday11 (10%)
  • Thursday15 (14%)
  • Friday18 (17%)
  • Saturday15 (14%)
  • Sunday19 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (3.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (9.2%)
  • February5 (4.6%)
  • March12 (11%)
  • April4 (3.7%)
  • May10 (9.2%)
  • June17 (16%)
  • July10 (9.2%)
  • August6 (5.5%)
  • September6 (5.5%)
  • October12 (11%)
  • November9 (8.3%)
  • December8 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight87 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds76 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other9 (8.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry63 (58%)
  • Wet or damp41 (38%)
  • Frost or ice5 (4.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph36 (33%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph70 (64%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway105 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant91 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (16%)
  • Pedestrian21 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Cyclist1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 158 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2025 (17%)
  • 21 to 2513 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3519 (13%)
  • 36 to 4517 (11%)
  • 46 to 5530 (20%)
  • 56 to 659 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 757 (4.7%)
  • Over 759 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider95 (64%)
  • Passenger32 (22%)
  • Pedestrian21 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car143 (73%)
  • Motorcycle26 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (3.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspot

Accident hotspots in West Somerset in 2001

Dunster, Somerset, TA24 6HD area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Somerset in 2001, with 3 collisions.

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 2001

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 2001: 41, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39416327
2ndA358111904
3rdB32246812
4thB31914401
5thB32234402
6thA3963310
7thB31902200
8thB32222200
9thA41181201
10thB31881100

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 2001

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 2001: 15.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 2001

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 2001: 48.

Somerset and its former districts in 2001

Somerset recorded 1,857 collisions in 2001, and 5.9% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 2001, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years