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West Somerset road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 119 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 2007, and 187 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2006 (123), and casualties fell from 192.

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 2007
119
Down 3% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
187
Down 3% on 2006
Fatal collisions
4
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 2007

3.4% of collisions in West Somerset in 2007 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.4%
  • Serious1916%
  • Slight9681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.7%
  • Serious3117%
  • Slight15181%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 2007 is highlighted, with 119, down 3% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (20%)
  • Tuesday17 (14%)
  • Wednesday14 (12%)
  • Thursday15 (13%)
  • Friday14 (12%)
  • Saturday15 (13%)
  • Sunday20 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (12%)
  • February7 (5.9%)
  • March6 (5%)
  • April9 (7.6%)
  • May10 (8.4%)
  • June11 (9.2%)
  • July15 (13%)
  • August11 (9.2%)
  • September11 (9.2%)
  • October4 (3.4%)
  • November13 (11%)
  • December8 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight91 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds87 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (5.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.5%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry76 (64%)
  • Wet or damp42 (35%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph52 (44%)
  • 40 mph7 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph14 (12%)
  • 60 mph46 (39%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway115 (97%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant141 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian12 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist6 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1514 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2036 (19%)
  • 21 to 2522 (12%)
  • 26 to 3520 (11%)
  • 36 to 4525 (13%)
  • 46 to 5514 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6516 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.9%)
  • Over 7513 (7%)
  • Not recorded11 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider108 (58%)
  • Passenger67 (36%)
  • Pedestrian12 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car165 (77%)
  • Motorcycle17 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Dunster, Somerset, TA24 6HD area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Somerset in 2007, with 2 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 2007

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 2007: 40, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39406517
2ndA358142611
3rdA39661301
4thB32246702
5thB31914700
6thB31903710
7thB31882700
8thB32232402
9thB32221101

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 2007

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 2007: 23.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 2007

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 2007: 53.

Somerset and its former districts in 2007

Somerset recorded 1,755 collisions in 2007, and 6.8% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 2007, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years