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West Somerset road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 61 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 2016, and 106 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 8 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2015 (76), and casualties fell from 120.

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 2016
61
Down 20% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
106
Down 12% on 2015
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
8
13% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 2016

None of the collisions in West Somerset in 2016 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious813%
  • Slight5387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious98.5%
  • Slight9792%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 61, down 20% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday8 (13%)
  • Wednesday11 (18%)
  • Thursday11 (18%)
  • Friday9 (15%)
  • Saturday9 (15%)
  • Sunday7 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (30%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5913 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5914 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596 (9.8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:590 (0%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (8.2%)
  • February8 (13%)
  • March5 (8.2%)
  • April1 (1.6%)
  • May6 (9.8%)
  • June5 (8.2%)
  • July8 (13%)
  • August6 (9.8%)
  • September4 (6.6%)
  • October6 (9.8%)
  • November3 (4.9%)
  • December4 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight52 (85%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (6.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds50 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (9.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.6%)
  • Other1 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry47 (77%)
  • Wet or damp13 (21%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph30 (49%)
  • 40 mph2 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph23 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway56 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant78 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian8 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist3 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 156 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2011 (10%)
  • 21 to 258 (7.5%)
  • 26 to 359 (8.5%)
  • 36 to 4518 (17%)
  • 46 to 5515 (14%)
  • 56 to 6511 (10%)
  • 66 to 7511 (10%)
  • Over 7512 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider59 (56%)
  • Passenger39 (37%)
  • Pedestrian8 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car85 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle7 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (4.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Dunster, Somerset, TA24 6HD area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Somerset in 2016, with 3 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 2016

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 2016: 18, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39183705
2ndB32245901
3rdA3962400
4thB31902500
5thB32232500
6thA3581200
7thB31881200
8thB31911200
9thB32221100

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 2016

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 2016: 10.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 2016

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 2016: 32.

Somerset and its former districts in 2016

Somerset recorded 1,053 collisions in 2016, and 5.8% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2016.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years