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West Somerset road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 59 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 2018, and 92 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 11 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2017 (64), and casualties fell from 107.

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 2018
59
Down 8% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
92
Down 14% on 2017
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
11
19% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 2018

None of the collisions in West Somerset in 2018 were fatal and 19% were serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1119%
  • Slight4881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1314%
  • Slight7986%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 2018 is highlighted, with 59, down 8% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (19%)
  • Tuesday4 (6.8%)
  • Wednesday8 (14%)
  • Thursday8 (14%)
  • Friday11 (19%)
  • Saturday9 (15%)
  • Sunday8 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594 (6.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (24%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5915 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (10%)
  • February4 (6.8%)
  • March1 (1.7%)
  • April8 (14%)
  • May2 (3.4%)
  • June5 (8.5%)
  • July2 (3.4%)
  • August3 (5.1%)
  • September9 (15%)
  • October12 (20%)
  • November4 (6.8%)
  • December3 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight49 (83%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds48 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry37 (63%)
  • Wet or damp22 (37%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph20 (34%)
  • 40 mph9 (15%)
  • 50 mph7 (12%)
  • 60 mph23 (39%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway47 (80%)
  • Roundabout2 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (15%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant71 (77%)
  • Cyclist9 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian8 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist2 (2.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 154 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 209 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 259 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3510 (11%)
  • 36 to 4512 (13%)
  • 46 to 5517 (18%)
  • 56 to 658 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (12%)
  • Over 757 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider53 (58%)
  • Passenger31 (34%)
  • Pedestrian8 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car91 (84%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.8%)
  • Motorcycle2 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Dunster, Somerset, TA24 6HD area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Somerset in 2018, with 2 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 2018

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 2018: 14, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39142804
2ndA3586900
3rdB32243800
4thA3962801
5thB31901101
6thB31911100
7thB32231101

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 2018

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 2018: 12.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 2018

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 2018: 31.

Somerset and its former districts in 2018

Somerset recorded 973 collisions in 2018, and 6.1% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 17 December 2018.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years