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West Somerset road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 105 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 2004, and 147 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2003 (125), and casualties fell from 180.

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 2004
105
Down 16% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
147
Down 18% on 2003
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 2004

1% of collisions in West Somerset in 2004 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious1716%
  • Slight8783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious1812%
  • Slight12887%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 105, down 16% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (15%)
  • Tuesday11 (10%)
  • Wednesday14 (13%)
  • Thursday15 (14%)
  • Friday15 (14%)
  • Saturday17 (16%)
  • Sunday17 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (5.7%)
  • February5 (4.8%)
  • March8 (7.6%)
  • April6 (5.7%)
  • May10 (9.5%)
  • June7 (6.7%)
  • July9 (8.6%)
  • August13 (12%)
  • September19 (18%)
  • October8 (7.6%)
  • November8 (7.6%)
  • December6 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight83 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds79 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (4.8%)
  • Other3 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry65 (62%)
  • Wet or damp35 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.9%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph51 (49%)
  • 40 mph11 (10%)
  • 60 mph43 (41%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway100 (95%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.8%)
  • 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 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant115 (78%)
  • Pedestrian12 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Cyclist2 (1.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 153 (2%)
  • 16 to 2023 (16%)
  • 21 to 2525 (17%)
  • 26 to 3515 (10%)
  • 36 to 4524 (16%)
  • 46 to 5518 (12%)
  • 56 to 6512 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 756 (4.1%)
  • Over 7512 (8.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider81 (55%)
  • Passenger54 (37%)
  • Pedestrian12 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car154 (85%)
  • Motorcycle11 (6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (1.1%)
  • Ridden horse2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Dunster, Somerset, TA24 6HD area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Somerset in 2004, with 6 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 2004

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 2004: 45, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39456515
2ndA39671302
3rdB31916601
4thA3585803
5thB322451001
6thB31391100
7thB31881200
8thB32221100
9thB32231300

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 2004

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 2004: 14.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 2004

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 2004: 61.

Somerset and its former districts in 2004

Somerset recorded 1,757 collisions in 2004, and 6% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2004.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years