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West Somerset road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 64 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 2017, and 107 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 11 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2016 (61), and casualties rose from 106.

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 2017
64
Up 5% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
107
Up 1% on 2016
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
11
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 2017

None of the collisions in West Somerset in 2017 were fatal and 17% were serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1117%
  • Slight5383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1413%
  • Slight9387%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 64, up 5% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (14%)
  • Tuesday15 (23%)
  • Wednesday7 (11%)
  • Thursday8 (13%)
  • Friday9 (14%)
  • Saturday3 (4.7%)
  • Sunday13 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5918 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (11%)
  • February3 (4.7%)
  • March5 (7.8%)
  • April8 (13%)
  • May5 (7.8%)
  • June6 (9.4%)
  • July3 (4.7%)
  • August10 (16%)
  • September3 (4.7%)
  • October7 (11%)
  • November4 (6.3%)
  • December3 (4.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight52 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (4.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds51 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (14%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry44 (69%)
  • Wet or damp18 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph27 (42%)
  • 50 mph12 (19%)
  • 60 mph25 (39%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway51 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (14%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant87 (81%)
  • Pedestrian8 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist3 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2014 (13%)
  • 21 to 259 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3514 (13%)
  • 36 to 456 (5.6%)
  • 46 to 5514 (13%)
  • 56 to 659 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7515 (14%)
  • Over 7517 (16%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider66 (62%)
  • Passenger33 (31%)
  • Pedestrian8 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car91 (84%)
  • Motorcycle7 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Dunster, Somerset, TA24 6HD area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Somerset in 2017, with 4 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 2017

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 2017: 21, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39213607
2ndA35861602
3rdB31883500
4thB31913500
5thB32243501
6thA3962300
7thB32232201
8thB31901100

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 2017

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 2017: 14.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 2017

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 2017: 30.

Somerset and its former districts in 2017

Somerset recorded 1,000 collisions in 2017, and 6.4% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 2017, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 11 December 2017.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years