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West Somerset road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 76 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 2015, and 120 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2014 (84), and casualties fell from 122.

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 2015
76
Down 10% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
120
Down 2% on 2014
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 2015

None of the collisions in West Somerset in 2015 were fatal and 18% were serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1418%
  • Slight6282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1513%
  • Slight10588%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 76, down 10% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (16%)
  • Tuesday11 (14%)
  • Wednesday9 (12%)
  • Thursday7 (9.2%)
  • Friday10 (13%)
  • Saturday15 (20%)
  • Sunday12 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (9.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5918 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (6.6%)
  • February2 (2.6%)
  • March4 (5.3%)
  • April8 (11%)
  • May8 (11%)
  • June4 (5.3%)
  • July14 (18%)
  • August7 (9.2%)
  • September8 (11%)
  • October6 (7.9%)
  • November3 (3.9%)
  • December7 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight57 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds45 (59%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (5.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.3%)
  • Other3 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (6.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry44 (58%)
  • Wet or damp32 (42%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph37 (49%)
  • 40 mph3 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph30 (39%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway60 (79%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (18%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant90 (75%)
  • Pedestrian10 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist6 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 155 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2023 (19%)
  • 21 to 2512 (10%)
  • 26 to 3532 (27%)
  • 36 to 458 (6.7%)
  • 46 to 5518 (15%)
  • 56 to 657 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 755 (4.2%)
  • Over 755 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider75 (63%)
  • Passenger35 (29%)
  • Pedestrian10 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car111 (83%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle6 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Dunster, Somerset, TA24 6HD area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Somerset in 2015, with 6 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 2015

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 2015: 28, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39284508
2ndA3964601
3rdB32233401
4thA3582400
5thB31882400
6thB31902500
7thB31912400
8thB32242700
9thB32221100

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 2015

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 2015: 12.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 2015

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 2015: 39.

Somerset and its former districts in 2015

Somerset recorded 1,022 collisions in 2015, and 7.4% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years