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West Somerset road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 74 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 2010, and 113 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2009 (91), and casualties fell from 158.

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 2010
74
Down 19% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
113
Down 28% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
10
14% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 2010

2.7% of collisions in West Somerset in 2010 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.7%
  • Serious1014%
  • Slight6284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.7%
  • Serious108.8%
  • Slight10088%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 2010 is highlighted, with 74, down 19% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (15%)
  • Tuesday10 (14%)
  • Wednesday6 (8.1%)
  • Thursday16 (22%)
  • Friday14 (19%)
  • Saturday8 (11%)
  • Sunday9 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597 (9.5%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (11%)
  • February5 (6.8%)
  • March7 (9.5%)
  • April5 (6.8%)
  • May4 (5.4%)
  • June10 (14%)
  • July3 (4.1%)
  • August6 (8.1%)
  • September6 (8.1%)
  • October8 (11%)
  • November10 (14%)
  • December2 (2.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight60 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (4.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds60 (81%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Raining, no high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Other2 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (6.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry52 (70%)
  • Wet or damp14 (19%)
  • Frost or ice5 (6.8%)
  • Snow3 (4.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph27 (36%)
  • 40 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph39 (53%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway74 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant79 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (11%)
  • Pedestrian8 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist7 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2015 (13%)
  • 21 to 2513 (12%)
  • 26 to 358 (7.1%)
  • 36 to 4515 (13%)
  • 46 to 5517 (15%)
  • 56 to 6517 (15%)
  • 66 to 758 (7.1%)
  • Over 758 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider75 (66%)
  • Passenger30 (27%)
  • Pedestrian8 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car98 (71%)
  • Motorcycle13 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Dunster, Somerset, TA24 6HD area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Somerset in 2010, with 3 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 2010

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 2010: 27, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39274715
2ndA35871003
3rdB32244500
4thA3963600
5thB31883300
6thB31902201
7thB31912300
8thB32231200

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 2010

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 2010: 8.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 2010

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 2010: 33.

Somerset and its former districts in 2010

Somerset recorded 1,272 collisions in 2010, and 5.8% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 2010, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 15 December 2010.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years