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West Somerset road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 22 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 2020, and 33 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 3 were serious.

Collisions were down 63% on 2019 (59), and casualties fell from 85.

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 2020
22
Down 63% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
33
Down 61% on 2019
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
3
14% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 2020

None of the collisions in West Somerset in 2020 were fatal and 14% were serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious314%
  • Slight1986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious39.1%
  • Slight3091%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 2020 is highlighted, with 22, down 63% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 22
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2 (9.1%)
  • Tuesday5 (23%)
  • Wednesday4 (18%)
  • Thursday3 (14%)
  • Friday5 (23%)
  • Saturday1 (4.5%)
  • Sunday2 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:590 (0%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598 (36%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (14%)
  • February3 (14%)
  • May1 (4.5%)
  • June1 (4.5%)
  • July5 (23%)
  • August3 (14%)
  • September3 (14%)
  • October2 (9.1%)
  • December1 (4.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight17 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (4.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (4.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds14 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (32%)
  • Not recorded1 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry15 (68%)
  • Wet or damp7 (32%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph13 (59%)
  • 40 mph3 (14%)
  • 60 mph6 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway21 (95%)
  • Not recorded1 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant26 (79%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (12%)
  • Cyclist2 (6.1%)
  • Pedestrian1 (3%)

Casualties by age

  • 16 to 207 (21%)
  • 21 to 253 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 354 (12%)
  • 36 to 457 (21%)
  • 46 to 554 (12%)
  • 56 to 652 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 753 (9.1%)
  • Over 753 (9.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider23 (70%)
  • Passenger9 (27%)
  • Pedestrian1 (3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car32 (76%)
  • Motorcycle4 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (4.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (2.4%)
  • Minibus1 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 2020

Map of the last 22 crashes of 2020 in West Somerset

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 2020

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 2020: 11, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39111502
2ndA3582600
3rdA3962500
4thB31901100
5thB32231101

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 2020

Watchet and Williton had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 2020, with 3 each.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 2020

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 2020: 12.

Somerset and its former districts in 2020

Somerset recorded 637 collisions in 2020, and 3.5% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 2020

Of the 22 crashes in West Somerset in 2020, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 9 December 2020.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years