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Wells, Somerset, BA5 2SX area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 79 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Wells ward, Somerset, from 2001 to 2025, with 104 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 15 were serious.

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

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
79
9,723rd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
104
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Collisions in 2025
2
6 in 2024

Crash severity at the BA5 2SX hotspot

17 of the 79 collisions here (22%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal22.5%
  • Serious1519%
  • Slight6278%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
2
Seriously injured
17
Slightly injured
85
All casualties
104

Accidents by year at the BA5 2SX hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 6 in 2024, against an average of 3.2 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the BA5 2SX hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202467
202311
202224
202133
202012
201922
201833
201733
201622
201533
201448
201333
2012610
201111
201023
200957
200812
200757
200634
200534
200468
200357
200266
200111

Map of crashes at the BA5 2SX hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near BA5 2SX.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Wells, Somerset, BA5 2SX area accident hotspot

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

  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the BA5 2SX 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
Wells
Council area
Somerset
Nearest postcode to the centre
BA5 2SX
Postcode district
BA5
Centre (latitude, longitude)
51.21305, -2.64301
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
23 September 2025
Rank by collisions
9,723rd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the BA5 2SX hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the B3139, with 31 of 79, followed by the A39 with 20.

Collisions at the BA5 2SX hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3139313907
2ndA39203222

Towns near the BA5 2SX hotspot

68 of the 79 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Wells.

Accident hotspots near BA5 2SX

1 other hotspot lies within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Wells, Somerset, BA5 9BR area, 1.1 km away, with 196 collisions.

All 79 crashes at the BA5 2SX hotspot

Newest first, from 21 May 2001 to 23 September 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year