Skip to main content
CrashStats

West Somerset road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 71 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 2013, and 113 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 13 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2012 (62), and casualties rose from 100.

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 2013
71
Up 15% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
113
Up 13% on 2012
Fatal collisions
2
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
13
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 2013

2.8% of collisions in West Somerset in 2013 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.8%
  • Serious1318%
  • Slight5679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.8%
  • Serious1412%
  • Slight9786%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 2013 is highlighted, with 71, up 15% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (11%)
  • Tuesday11 (15%)
  • Wednesday10 (14%)
  • Thursday9 (13%)
  • Friday8 (11%)
  • Saturday18 (25%)
  • Sunday7 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5913 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (2.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (5.6%)
  • February5 (7%)
  • March2 (2.8%)
  • April6 (8.5%)
  • May13 (18%)
  • June3 (4.2%)
  • July6 (8.5%)
  • August7 (9.9%)
  • September8 (11%)
  • October5 (7%)
  • November6 (8.5%)
  • December6 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight55 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds54 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry43 (61%)
  • Wet or damp26 (37%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph31 (44%)
  • 40 mph6 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph11 (15%)
  • 60 mph22 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway69 (97%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant74 (65%)
  • Pedestrian18 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.8%)
  • Cyclist2 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 209 (8%)
  • 21 to 2511 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 358 (7.1%)
  • 36 to 458 (7.1%)
  • 46 to 5522 (19%)
  • 56 to 6517 (15%)
  • 66 to 7512 (11%)
  • Over 7516 (14%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider63 (56%)
  • Passenger32 (28%)
  • Pedestrian18 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car94 (76%)
  • Motorcycle14 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Dunster, Somerset, TA24 6HD area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Somerset in 2013, with 2 collisions.

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 2013

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 2013: 28, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39284915
2ndA3584401
3rdA3963411
4thB31903601
5thB32243401
6thB31912300
7thB32231200

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 2013

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 2013: 11.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 2013

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 2013: 39.

Somerset and its former districts in 2013

Somerset recorded 1,157 collisions in 2013, and 6.1% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 2013, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2013.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years