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West Somerset road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 109 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 2005, and 165 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2004 (105), 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 2005
109
Up 4% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
165
Up 12% on 2004
Fatal collisions
3
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 2005

2.8% of collisions in West Somerset in 2005 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.8%
  • Serious2018%
  • Slight8679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious2616%
  • Slight13682%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 2005 is highlighted, with 109, up 4% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (12%)
  • Tuesday18 (17%)
  • Wednesday13 (12%)
  • Thursday14 (13%)
  • Friday18 (17%)
  • Saturday22 (20%)
  • Sunday11 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (3.7%)
  • February6 (5.5%)
  • March10 (9.2%)
  • April11 (10%)
  • May10 (9.2%)
  • June8 (7.3%)
  • July10 (9.2%)
  • August9 (8.3%)
  • September8 (7.3%)
  • October9 (8.3%)
  • November16 (15%)
  • December8 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight89 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (5.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds85 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry69 (63%)
  • Wet or damp36 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph33 (30%)
  • 40 mph6 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph13 (12%)
  • 60 mph56 (51%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway105 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant124 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (6.7%)
  • Pedestrian9 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (3%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Cyclist2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2040 (24%)
  • 21 to 2518 (11%)
  • 26 to 3515 (9.1%)
  • 36 to 4525 (15%)
  • 46 to 5517 (10%)
  • 56 to 6517 (10%)
  • 66 to 7511 (6.7%)
  • Over 758 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider96 (58%)
  • Passenger60 (36%)
  • Pedestrian9 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car143 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle11 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 in 2005

Dunster, Somerset, TA24 6HD area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Somerset in 2005, with 5 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 2005

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 2005: 54, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA395483212
2ndA358111801
3rdB322471201
4thB319051002
5thB32225801
6thA3964400
7thB31881100
8thB32231200

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 2005

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 2005: 10.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 2005

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 2005: 38.

Somerset and its former districts in 2005

Somerset recorded 1,888 collisions in 2005, and 5.8% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 2005, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2005.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years