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West Somerset road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 53 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 2024, and 73 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 9 were serious.

Collisions were up 66% on 2023 (32), and casualties rose from 54.

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 2024
53
Up 66% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
73
Up 35% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
5.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
9
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 2024

5.7% of collisions in West Somerset in 2024 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal35.7%
  • Serious917%
  • Slight4177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal34.1%
  • Serious912%
  • Slight6184%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 2024 is highlighted, with 53, up 66% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (13%)
  • Tuesday8 (15%)
  • Wednesday8 (15%)
  • Thursday7 (13%)
  • Friday11 (21%)
  • Saturday7 (13%)
  • Sunday5 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (5.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593 (5.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:599 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (28%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5913 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (3.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (9.4%)
  • February4 (7.5%)
  • March4 (7.5%)
  • April4 (7.5%)
  • May6 (11%)
  • June6 (11%)
  • July3 (5.7%)
  • August6 (11%)
  • September5 (9.4%)
  • October4 (7.5%)
  • November2 (3.8%)
  • December4 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight38 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds41 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (7.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry38 (72%)
  • Wet or damp15 (28%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (5.7%)
  • 30 mph14 (26%)
  • 40 mph2 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (11%)
  • 60 mph28 (53%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway52 (98%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant41 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (12%)
  • Pedestrian7 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist4 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 155 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2012 (16%)
  • 21 to 254 (5.5%)
  • 26 to 355 (6.8%)
  • 36 to 4511 (15%)
  • 46 to 557 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 657 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7511 (15%)
  • Over 758 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider48 (66%)
  • Passenger18 (25%)
  • Pedestrian7 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car67 (71%)
  • Motorcycle9 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (4.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Dunster, Somerset, TA24 6HD area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Somerset in 2024, with 1 collision.

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 2024

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 2024: 24, including 3 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39243734
2ndA3586902
3rdA3963300
4thB32243301
5thB31882301
6thB31912200

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 2024

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 2024: 6.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 2024

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 2024: 27.

Somerset and its former districts in 2024

Somerset recorded 864 collisions in 2024, and 6.1% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 2024, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2024.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years