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West Somerset road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 31 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 2021, and 40 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 3 were serious.

Collisions were up 41% on 2020 (22), and casualties rose from 33.

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 2021
31
Up 41% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
40
Up 21% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
13% of collisions
Serious collisions
3
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 2021

13% of collisions in West Somerset in 2021 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal413%
  • Serious39.7%
  • Slight2477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal513%
  • Serious513%
  • Slight3075%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 2021 is highlighted, with 31, up 41% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 31
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday5 (16%)
  • Wednesday3 (9.7%)
  • Thursday5 (16%)
  • Friday3 (9.7%)
  • Saturday7 (23%)
  • Sunday5 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592 (6.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5910 (32%)
  • 15:00 to 17:599 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:590 (0%)

Collisions by month

  • February2 (6.5%)
  • March1 (3.2%)
  • April3 (9.7%)
  • May3 (9.7%)
  • June3 (9.7%)
  • July2 (6.5%)
  • August6 (19%)
  • September4 (13%)
  • October5 (16%)
  • December2 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight29 (94%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (3.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds27 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry26 (84%)
  • Wet or damp5 (16%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph13 (42%)
  • 40 mph2 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph15 (48%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway28 (90%)
  • Not recorded3 (9.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant15 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (20%)
  • Pedestrian7 (18%)
  • Cyclist5 (13%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (2.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (5%)
  • 11 to 152 (5%)
  • 16 to 204 (10%)
  • 21 to 252 (5%)
  • 26 to 3510 (25%)
  • 36 to 454 (10%)
  • 46 to 5511 (28%)
  • 56 to 652 (5%)
  • 66 to 751 (2.5%)
  • Over 752 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider29 (73%)
  • Pedestrian7 (18%)
  • Passenger4 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car33 (63%)
  • Motorcycle8 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (1.9%)
  • Ridden horse1 (1.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 in West Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 2021

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 2021: 10, including 2 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39101421
2ndB31913310
3rdA3582400
4thB32242310
5thB31901100
6thB32231100

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 2021

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 2021: 4.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 2021

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 2021: 16.

Somerset and its former districts in 2021

Somerset recorded 735 collisions in 2021, and 4.2% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 2021, 3 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2021.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years