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West Somerset road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 85 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 2011, and 125 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2010 (74), and casualties rose from 113.

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 2011
85
Up 15% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
125
Up 11% on 2010
Fatal collisions
3
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
19% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 2011

3.5% of collisions in West Somerset in 2011 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal33.5%
  • Serious1619%
  • Slight6678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.4%
  • Serious1613%
  • Slight10685%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 2011 is highlighted, with 85, up 15% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (11%)
  • Tuesday15 (18%)
  • Wednesday13 (15%)
  • Thursday16 (19%)
  • Friday10 (12%)
  • Saturday13 (15%)
  • Sunday9 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598 (9.4%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (5.9%)
  • February8 (9.4%)
  • March3 (3.5%)
  • April9 (11%)
  • May9 (11%)
  • June6 (7.1%)
  • July9 (11%)
  • August16 (19%)
  • September4 (4.7%)
  • October7 (8.2%)
  • November1 (1.2%)
  • December8 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight71 (84%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds65 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.2%)
  • Other1 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry57 (67%)
  • Wet or damp26 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph40 (47%)
  • 40 mph3 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph34 (40%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway84 (99%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant83 (66%)
  • Pedestrian13 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist4 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2019 (15%)
  • 21 to 2510 (8%)
  • 26 to 3517 (14%)
  • 36 to 4515 (12%)
  • 46 to 5515 (12%)
  • 56 to 6511 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 759 (7.2%)
  • Over 7522 (18%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider80 (64%)
  • Passenger32 (26%)
  • Pedestrian13 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car114 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle9 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (2.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Dunster, Somerset, TA24 6HD area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Somerset in 2011, with 3 collisions.

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 2011

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 2011: 33, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39335328
2ndA358101511
3rdA3964600
4thB31904401
5thB32234501
6thB31912201
7thB32242400
8thB31881200

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 2011

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 2011: 13.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 2011

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 2011: 37.

Somerset and its former districts in 2011

Somerset recorded 1,152 collisions in 2011, and 7.4% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 2011, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2011.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years