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West Somerset road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 102 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 2008, and 165 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2007 (119), and casualties fell from 187.

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 2008
102
Down 14% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
165
Down 12% on 2007
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 2008

1% of collisions in West Somerset in 2008 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious1717%
  • Slight8482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2012%
  • Slight14487%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 102, down 14% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (16%)
  • Tuesday20 (20%)
  • Wednesday8 (7.8%)
  • Thursday13 (13%)
  • Friday16 (16%)
  • Saturday16 (16%)
  • Sunday13 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (25%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5922 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (7.8%)
  • February6 (5.9%)
  • March11 (11%)
  • April5 (4.9%)
  • May8 (7.8%)
  • June7 (6.9%)
  • July12 (12%)
  • August11 (11%)
  • September11 (11%)
  • October10 (9.8%)
  • November7 (6.9%)
  • December6 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight78 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (6.9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (3.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds81 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Other1 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry66 (65%)
  • Wet or damp33 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2%)
  • 30 mph38 (37%)
  • 40 mph8 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph45 (44%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway99 (97%)
  • Roundabout2 (2%)
  • 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 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant128 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (6.7%)
  • Pedestrian10 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist7 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 155 (3%)
  • 16 to 2018 (11%)
  • 21 to 2522 (13%)
  • 26 to 3520 (12%)
  • 36 to 4526 (16%)
  • 46 to 5518 (11%)
  • 56 to 6513 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 759 (5.5%)
  • Over 759 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (7.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider99 (60%)
  • Passenger56 (34%)
  • Pedestrian10 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car146 (76%)
  • Motorcycle11 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (4.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Dunster, Somerset, TA24 6HD area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Somerset in 2008, with 5 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 2008

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 2008: 42, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39427417
2ndA358131804
3rdB319092002
4thA3963300
5thB319131300
6thB32242300
7thB31881100
8thB32231100

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 2008

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 2008: 13.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 2008

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 2008: 41.

Somerset and its former districts in 2008

Somerset recorded 1,560 collisions in 2008, and 6.5% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 2008, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 12 December 2008.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years