Brent, Somerset, BS26 2JJ area: accident hotspot

Name: Road accidents at the Brent, Somerset, BS26 2JJ area accident hotspot, 2001 to 2025
Creator: Department for Transport
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Police recorded 97 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Brent ward, Somerset, from 2001 to 2025, with 144 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 15 were serious.

In 2025 there were 6 collisions here, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025: 97; 8,169th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties: 144; 1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions: 1; 1 person killed
Collisions in 2025: 6; 2 in 2024

Crash severity at the BS26 2JJ hotspot

16 of the 97 collisions here (16%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

Fatal11%
Serious1515%
Slight8184%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed: 1
Seriously injured: 18
Slightly injured: 125
All casualties: 144

Accidents by year at the BS26 2JJ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 10 in 2007, against an average of 3.9 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the BS26 2JJ hotspot, 2001 to 2025

Collisions
Collisions in 2025
Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table

Year	Collisions	Casualties
2025	6	8
2024	2	3
2023	2	2
2022	2	2
2021	4	5
2020	1	1
2019	6	11
2018	1	1
2017	1	2
2016	5	9
2015	0	0
2014	1	1
2013	1	1
2012	2	6
2011	3	3
2010	4	6
2009	7	7
2008	5	6
2007	10	18
2006	6	9
2005	5	7
2004	4	5
2003	4	9
2002	10	15
2001	5	7

Map of crashes at the BS26 2JJ hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near BS26 2JJ.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Brent, Somerset, BS26 2JJ area accident hotspot

48 crashes
Serious
Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the BS26 2JJ hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward: Brent
Council area: Somerset
Nearest postcode to the centre: BS26 2JJ
Postcode district: BS26
Centre (latitude, longitude): 51.29051, -2.82801
Radius: 700 metres
Years covered: 2001 to 2025
Years with a collision: 24 of 25
Latest collision: 28 November 2025
Rank by collisions: 8,169th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the BS26 2JJ hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A38, with 44 of 97, followed by the A371 with 43.

Collisions at the BS26 2JJ hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
Rank	Road	Collisions	Casualties	Fatal	Serious
1st	A38	44	67	1	9
2nd	A371	43	65	0	5

Accident hotspots near BS26 2JJ

2 other hotspots lie within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Banwell & Winscombe, North Somerset, BS25 1LG area, 2.7 km away, with 68 collisions.

All 97 crashes at the BS26 2JJ hotspot

Newest first, from 12 March 2001 to 28 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity

Year

Slight28 Nov 2025, 13:50
Seat Ibiza crash on the A38 in Somerset, 28 Nov 2025, 13:50
- Seat Ibiza and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025520600624
Serious13 Nov 2025, 17:38
Fiat 500 crash on the A371 in Somerset, 13 Nov 2025, 17:38
- Fiat 500 and Mitsubishi L200
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025520600302
Serious2 Oct 2025, 11:00
Honda WW125 crash on the A38 in Somerset, 2 Oct 2025, 11:00
- Honda WW125 and Peugeot 207
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025520600223
Slight1 Aug 2025, 11:10
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A38 in Somerset, 1 Aug 2025, 11:10
- Vauxhall Corsa and Scania
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025520502058
Slight3 Jul 2025, 17:55
Kia Sportage crash on the A371 in Somerset, 3 Jul 2025, 17:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025520501176
Serious5 Apr 2025, 11:00
BMW S 1000 crash on the A38 in Somerset, 5 Apr 2025, 11:00
- BMW S 1000 and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025520501698
Slight31 Jul 2024, 15:53
Toyota Corolla crash on the A38 in Somerset, 31 Jul 2024, 15:53
- Toyota Corolla and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024520402608
Slight1 Jul 2024, 17:52
BMW 3 Series crash on the A371 in Somerset, 1 Jul 2024, 17:52
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024520402227
Slight17 Nov 2023, 11:15
Mercedes B Class crash on the A371 in Somerset, 17 Nov 2023, 11:15
- Mercedes B Class and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023520400831
Slight9 Jan 2023, 15:35
Vehicle crash on the A371 in Somerset, 9 Jan 2023, 15:35
- A car and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023520300531
Slight1 Nov 2022, 18:16
Toyota Aygo crash on the A371 in Somerset, 1 Nov 2022, 18:16
- Toyota Aygo and Lexus IS 300
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022520300250
Slight10 Sep 2022, 21:04
Honda GLR 125 crash on the A38 in Somerset, 10 Sep 2022, 21:04
- Honda GLR 125 and Land Rover Range Rover
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022520200692
Slight9 Nov 2021, 22:01
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 9 Nov 2021, 22:01
- Vauxhall Corsa and Volkswagen Passat
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021520106014
Slight13 Aug 2021, 07:30
Vauxhall Meriva crash on the A38 in Somerset, 13 Aug 2021, 07:30
- Vauxhall Meriva and Vauxhall Insignia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021520200374
Serious17 Jul 2021, 16:35
Motorcycle crash on the A371 in Somerset, 17 Jul 2021, 16:35
- 2 motorcycles
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021520105705
Serious4 Apr 2021, 02:01
Dacia Sandero crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 4 Apr 2021, 02:01
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021520102025
Slight9 Aug 2020, 23:00
Mitsubishi Lancer crash on the A371 in Somerset, 9 Aug 2020, 23:00
- Mitsubishi Lancer and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020520004356
Slight11 Sep 2019, 16:23
Toyota Corolla crash on the A38 in Somerset, 11 Sep 2019, 16:23
- Toyota Corolla and a car
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2019520906774
Slight3 Jul 2019, 07:20
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 3 Jul 2019, 07:20
- Vauxhall Corsa and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019520904187
Slight11 Jun 2019, 12:56
Toyota Aygo crash on the A38 in Somerset, 11 Jun 2019, 12:56
- Toyota Aygo and BMW X5
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019520905970
Slight12 Apr 2019, 11:20
Ford Fusion crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 12 Apr 2019, 11:20
- Ford Fusion and Volvo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019520905409
Slight5 Apr 2019, 16:08
Land Rover Discovery crash on the A38 in Somerset, 5 Apr 2019, 16:08
- Land Rover Discovery and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019520905016
Slight7 Mar 2019, 21:05
BMW 1 Series crash on the A371 in Somerset, 7 Mar 2019, 21:05
- BMW 1 Series and Toyota Aygo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019520903796
Serious22 Jun 2018, 17:22
Bicycle crash on the A38 in Somerset, 22 Jun 2018, 17:22
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018520805734
Slight4 Jan 2017, 16:40
Audi A3 crash on the A371 in Somerset, 4 Jan 2017, 16:40
- Audi A3 and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017520700359
Slight23 Oct 2016, 12:00
Volvo V70 crash on the A371 in Somerset, 23 Oct 2016, 12:00
- Volvo V70 and Fiat Punto
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016520608542
Serious14 Sep 2016, 00:25
Seat Ibiza crash on the A38 in Somerset, 14 Sep 2016, 00:25
- Seat Ibiza and Vauxhall Vectra
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2016520606924
Serious14 Aug 2016, 10:30
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A38 in Somerset, 14 Aug 2016, 10:30
- Vauxhall Astra and Citroen C3
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2016520606684
Slight30 Jan 2016, 18:35
Ford Fiesta crash on the A38 in Somerset, 30 Jan 2016, 18:35
- Ford Fiesta and Lexmoto XFLM 125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016520601328
Slight15 Jan 2016, 15:00
Volvo V50 crash on the A38 in Somerset, 15 Jan 2016, 15:00
- Volvo V50 and Skoda Octavia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016520601585
Slight14 Aug 2014, 16:50
Taxi crash on the A371 in Somerset, 14 Aug 2014, 16:50
- 2 taxis
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014520405570
Slight16 Nov 2013, 08:30
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 16 Nov 2013, 08:30
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2013520307658
Slight26 Apr 2012, 14:40
Audi TT crash on the A371 in Somerset, 26 Apr 2012, 14:40
- Audi TT and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2012520202584
Serious9 Feb 2012, 14:31
Peugeot 206 crash on the A38 in Somerset, 9 Feb 2012, 14:31
- Peugeot 206, Renault Clio and Audi A6
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2012520201048
Slight10 Nov 2011, 13:30
Car crash on the A371 in Somerset, 10 Nov 2011, 13:30
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2011520107076
Slight25 Mar 2011, 22:00
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A371 in Somerset, 25 Mar 2011, 22:00
- Vauxhall Corsa and Peugeot 306
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2011520101704
Slight9 Jan 2011, 19:20
Ford Escort crash on the A38 in Somerset, 9 Jan 2011, 19:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2011520100159
Slight26 Nov 2010, 19:13
Citroen Xantia crash on the A371 in Somerset, 26 Nov 2010, 19:13
- Citroen Xantia and Honda Jazz
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2010520009341
Slight24 Oct 2010, 10:34
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A371 in Somerset, 24 Oct 2010, 10:34
- Volkswagen Polo and Renault Scenic
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2010520008552
Slight9 Oct 2010, 14:18
Peugeot 406 crash on the A38 in Somerset, 9 Oct 2010, 14:18
- Peugeot 406 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2010520008656
Slight13 Jun 2010, 01:15
Nissan Micra crash on the A371 in Somerset, 13 Jun 2010, 01:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2010520005245
Serious20 Dec 2009, 11:27
Ford crash on the A371 in Somerset, 20 Dec 2009, 11:27
- Ford and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009520911841
Slight28 Oct 2009, 17:25
Land Rover Freelander crash on the A38 in Somerset, 28 Oct 2009, 17:25
- Land Rover Freelander, Volvo S40 and Vauxhall Astra
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009520909934
Serious18 Aug 2009, 14:12
Ford Focus crash on the A38 in Somerset, 18 Aug 2009, 14:12
- Ford Focus and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009520907475
Slight18 Jul 2009, 12:45
Peugeot 307 crash on the A371 in Somerset, 18 Jul 2009, 12:45
- Peugeot 307 and Citroen Saxo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009520906382
Slight11 Jul 2009, 11:58
Fiat Punto crash on the A38 in Somerset, 11 Jul 2009, 11:58
- Fiat Punto, Nissan Micra and Honda Accord
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009520906148
Slight24 Jun 2009, 14:05
Mercedes 190 crash on the A371 in Somerset, 24 Jun 2009, 14:05
- Mercedes 190 and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009520905759
Slight25 Feb 2009, 17:02
Car crash on the A38 in Somerset, 25 Feb 2009, 17:02
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009520902159