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West Somerset road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 59 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 2019, and 85 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2018, and casualties fell from 92.

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 2019
59
Level with 2018
Casualties in 2019
85
Down 8% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
9
15% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 2019

3.4% of collisions in West Somerset in 2019 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal23.4%
  • Serious915%
  • Slight4881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal22.4%
  • Serious1315%
  • Slight7082%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 2019 is highlighted, with 59, level with 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (10%)
  • Tuesday8 (14%)
  • Wednesday5 (8.5%)
  • Thursday8 (14%)
  • Friday9 (15%)
  • Saturday12 (20%)
  • Sunday11 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5913 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (6.8%)
  • February8 (14%)
  • March5 (8.5%)
  • April6 (10%)
  • May6 (10%)
  • June8 (14%)
  • July7 (12%)
  • August6 (10%)
  • September3 (5.1%)
  • October1 (1.7%)
  • November2 (3.4%)
  • December3 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight45 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds47 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (10%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry47 (80%)
  • Wet or damp9 (15%)
  • Snow2 (3.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph20 (34%)
  • 40 mph5 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (12%)
  • 60 mph26 (44%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway51 (86%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant59 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (11%)
  • Pedestrian9 (11%)
  • Cyclist4 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2010 (12%)
  • 21 to 253 (3.5%)
  • 26 to 3519 (22%)
  • 36 to 459 (11%)
  • 46 to 5511 (13%)
  • 56 to 6514 (16%)
  • 66 to 756 (7.1%)
  • Over 754 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider53 (62%)
  • Passenger23 (27%)
  • Pedestrian9 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car87 (81%)
  • Motorcycle8 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (3.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Dunster, Somerset, TA24 6HD area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Somerset in 2019, with 3 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 2019

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 2019: 20, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39203405
2ndA3966800
3rdA3585710
4thB32243311
5thB31912200
6thB31881100
7thB32221200
8thB32231100

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 2019

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 2019: 11.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 2019

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 2019: 29.

Somerset and its former districts in 2019

Somerset recorded 994 collisions in 2019, and 5.9% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 2019, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2019.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years