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West Somerset road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 32 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 2023, and 54 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 7 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2022 (34), and casualties rose from 48.

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 2023
32
Down 6% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
54
Up 13% on 2022
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
7
22% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 2023

None of the collisions in West Somerset in 2023 were fatal and 22% were serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious722%
  • Slight2578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious713%
  • Slight4787%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 2023 is highlighted, with 32, down 6% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (9.4%)
  • Tuesday4 (13%)
  • Wednesday2 (6.3%)
  • Thursday7 (22%)
  • Friday3 (9.4%)
  • Saturday9 (28%)
  • Sunday4 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (6.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594 (13%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (9.4%)
  • February1 (3.1%)
  • March3 (9.4%)
  • April2 (6.3%)
  • May3 (9.4%)
  • June3 (9.4%)
  • July4 (13%)
  • August4 (13%)
  • September4 (13%)
  • October2 (6.3%)
  • November1 (3.1%)
  • December2 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight22 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (3.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds27 (84%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (6.3%)
  • Raining, no high winds2 (6.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry25 (78%)
  • Wet or damp6 (19%)
  • Snow1 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph9 (28%)
  • 50 mph4 (13%)
  • 60 mph19 (59%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway31 (97%)
  • Roundabout1 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant44 (81%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian4 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist1 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 151 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 207 (13%)
  • 21 to 259 (17%)
  • 26 to 359 (17%)
  • 36 to 452 (3.7%)
  • 46 to 558 (15%)
  • 56 to 658 (15%)
  • 66 to 756 (11%)
  • Over 753 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider32 (59%)
  • Passenger18 (33%)
  • Pedestrian4 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car47 (85%)
  • Motorcycle4 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.8%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 in West Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 2023

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 2023: 8, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3981604
2ndA3583600
3rdB32243500
4thB32232300
5thB31881100
6thB31911100

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 2023

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 2023: 5.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 2023

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 2023: 18.

Somerset and its former districts in 2023

Somerset recorded 791 collisions in 2023, and 4% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 2023, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years