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BA11 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,910 road traffic collisions in the BA11 postcode district, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,322 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 99 were fatal and 810 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 59 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (61).

Collisions since 1979
3,910
921st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,322
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
99
112 people killed
Serious collisions
810
977 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
59
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
75
Down 12% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BA11

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal992.5%
  • Serious81021%
  • Slight3,00177%

What the data shows

  • BA11 had 520 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 679 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in BA11 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 600 children under 16 were killed or injured in BA11, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in BA11.

Where BA11 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
921st
Most casualties
887th
Most fatal collisions
283rd
Most serious collisions
714th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday531 (14%)
  • Tuesday538 (14%)
  • Wednesday603 (15%)
  • Thursday606 (15%)
  • Friday637 (16%)
  • Saturday528 (14%)
  • Sunday467 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,851 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit485 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting481 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown72 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,516 (90%)
  • Roundabout197 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road45 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded59 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph34 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph1,851 (47%)
  • 40 mph64 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1,861 (48%)
  • 70 mph87 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,918 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds560 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds83 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist56 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds47 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.3%)
  • Other161 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded62 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,397 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist718 (13%)
  • Pedestrian604 (11%)
  • Cyclist302 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant90 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)88 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant33 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BA11 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BA11, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BA11 peaked at 137 in 1980; 2025 had 59.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 59
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255975
20246185
20236292
20225266
20213956
20205157
20195673
20185379
20173750
20165061
20154366
20144369
20134357
20124162
20116482
20106483
200985120
200894130
200799140
2006103141
2005113144
2004100137
2003107138
2002116163
2001105162
2000109166
199974114
199896135
199781112
199681127
199596142
199497132
199389106
19926787
199177100
199095133
1989101130
1988107143
198793130
1986124151
1985113150
1984114152
198387116
1982121168
198199123
1980137182
1979112135

Map of recent crashes in BA11

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BA11

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BA11

The 24 most recent collisions in BA11 happened between 24 June and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BA11

The A361 has the most collisions in BA11, 809 of 3,910 (21%), followed by the A362 (562).

Collisions in BA11 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3618091,16441186
2ndA3625627768111
3rdA36324497881
4thB3090270358339
5thB3092154221833
6thA359375238
7thB30993757313
8thA3098364309
9thB3109355808
10thB3098151701
11thB31395710
12thB31513501
13thB31903300

Council areas covering BA11

Collisions in BA11 were recorded in 5 council areas. Somerset has 3,865 of 3,910 (99%).

Collisions in BA11 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSomerset3,8655,25698790
2ndWiltshire3452115
3rdBath and North East Somerset4702
4thBristol3301
5thNorth Somerset3301

Town in BA11

Of the 3,910 collisions in BA11, 1,611 (41%) were in Frome.