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West Somerset road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 98 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 2002, and 153 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2001 (109), and casualties rose from 148.

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 2002
98
Down 10% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
153
Up 3% on 2001
Fatal collisions
3
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 2002

3.1% of collisions in West Somerset in 2002 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal33.1%
  • Serious1717%
  • Slight7880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious1912%
  • Slight13186%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 2002 is highlighted, with 98, down 10% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (9.2%)
  • Tuesday10 (10%)
  • Wednesday8 (8.2%)
  • Thursday14 (14%)
  • Friday20 (20%)
  • Saturday17 (17%)
  • Sunday20 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (6.1%)
  • February5 (5.1%)
  • March10 (10%)
  • April7 (7.1%)
  • May10 (10%)
  • June8 (8.2%)
  • July10 (10%)
  • August10 (10%)
  • September8 (8.2%)
  • October8 (8.2%)
  • November6 (6.1%)
  • December10 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight71 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds70 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (3.1%)
  • Other4 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry62 (63%)
  • Wet or damp34 (35%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1%)
  • Mud1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph37 (38%)
  • 40 mph2 (2%)
  • 60 mph59 (60%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway94 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant96 (63%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (13%)
  • Pedestrian15 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist3 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (2%)
  • Horse rider2 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 158 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2017 (11%)
  • 21 to 2513 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3525 (16%)
  • 36 to 4520 (13%)
  • 46 to 5519 (12%)
  • 56 to 6512 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (11%)
  • Over 7518 (12%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider79 (52%)
  • Passenger59 (39%)
  • Pedestrian15 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car146 (78%)
  • Motorcycle13 (7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Dunster, Somerset, TA24 6HD area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Somerset in 2002, with 3 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 2002

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 2002: 41, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39416826
2ndA358122312
3rdA3964801
4thB31914501
5thB32242201
6thB31881101
7thB31901200
8thB32221200

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 2002

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 2002: 17.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 2002

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 2002: 53.

Somerset and its former districts in 2002

Somerset recorded 1,884 collisions in 2002, and 5.2% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 2002, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years