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West Somerset road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 62 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 2012, and 100 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 13 were serious.

Collisions were down 27% on 2011 (85), and casualties fell from 125.

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 2012
62
Down 27% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
100
Down 20% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
4.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
13
21% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 2012

4.8% of collisions in West Somerset in 2012 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal34.8%
  • Serious1321%
  • Slight4674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal33%
  • Serious1818%
  • Slight7979%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 2012 is highlighted, with 62, down 27% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (13%)
  • Tuesday12 (19%)
  • Wednesday10 (16%)
  • Thursday7 (11%)
  • Friday6 (9.7%)
  • Saturday8 (13%)
  • Sunday11 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5911 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (13%)
  • March7 (11%)
  • April2 (3.2%)
  • May8 (13%)
  • June9 (15%)
  • July6 (9.7%)
  • August7 (11%)
  • September3 (4.8%)
  • October7 (11%)
  • November4 (6.5%)
  • December1 (1.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight51 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds39 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (23%)
  • Fog or mist3 (4.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.6%)
  • Other2 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp32 (52%)
  • Dry29 (47%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph22 (35%)
  • 40 mph3 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (13%)
  • 60 mph29 (47%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway60 (97%)
  • Roundabout2 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant76 (76%)
  • Pedestrian7 (7%)
  • Cyclist6 (6%)
  • Van occupant4 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (3%)
  • Motorcyclist3 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (4%)
  • 11 to 152 (2%)
  • 16 to 2014 (14%)
  • 21 to 2510 (10%)
  • 26 to 3516 (16%)
  • 36 to 458 (8%)
  • 46 to 5515 (15%)
  • 56 to 6515 (15%)
  • 66 to 756 (6%)
  • Over 7510 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider59 (59%)
  • Passenger34 (34%)
  • Pedestrian7 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car88 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle3 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Dunster, Somerset, TA24 6HD area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Somerset in 2012, with 1 collision, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 2012

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 2012: 28, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39284615
2ndA35871221
3rdB31902301
4thA3961100
5thB31881100
6thB32221201
7thB32241200

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 2012

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 2012: 7.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 2012

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 2012: 30.

Somerset and its former districts in 2012

Somerset recorded 1,075 collisions in 2012, and 5.8% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 2012, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 18 December 2012.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years