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BA21 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,978 road traffic collisions in the BA21 postcode district, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,852 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 44 were fatal and 505 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, down 4% on 2024 (26).

Collisions since 1979
2,978
1,330th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,852
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
44
45 people killed
Serious collisions
505
568 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Down 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
26
Down 16% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BA21

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal441.5%
  • Serious50517%
  • Slight2,42982%

What the data shows

  • BA21 had 301 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 556 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in BA21 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 525 children under 16 were killed or injured in BA21, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in BA21.

Where BA21 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,330th
Most casualties
1,365th
Most fatal collisions
1,376th
Most serious collisions
1,473rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday440 (15%)
  • Tuesday441 (15%)
  • Wednesday450 (15%)
  • Thursday475 (16%)
  • Friday494 (17%)
  • Saturday416 (14%)
  • Sunday262 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,145 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit600 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting164 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown42 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit27 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,398 (81%)
  • Roundabout277 (9.3%)
  • Dual carriageway202 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road63 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded38 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph105 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph2,259 (76%)
  • 40 mph161 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph370 (12%)
  • 70 mph81 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,272 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds404 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds41 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist22 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other142 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded41 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,019 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist668 (17%)
  • Pedestrian548 (14%)
  • Cyclist422 (11%)
  • Van occupant60 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BA21 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BA21, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BA21 peaked at 106 in 1985; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252526
20242631
20232937
20222031
20212933
20202634
20194451
20183044
20173448
20163849
20154359
20145869
20134048
20125569
20115580
20104855
20095674
20085672
20077392
20067290
20055267
20045763
20036693
2002101126
200179108
200083118
19997185
199889113
199774100
199678109
199585116
19946687
19935973
19926080
199198135
199073104
19896169
198886107
198783113
198681106
1985106136
1984104128
1983102123
19826889
198183104
19807499
197982109

Map of recent crashes in BA21

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BA21

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BA21

The 24 most recent collisions in BA21 happened between 29 January and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BA21

The A30 has the most collisions in BA21, 487 of 2,978 (16%), followed by the A37 (335).

Collisions in BA21 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30487640698
2ndA373354551363
3rdA359314412660
4thA3088414936
5thB31394401

Council areas covering BA21

Collisions in BA21 were recorded in 2 council areas. Somerset has 2,872 of 2,978 (96%).

Collisions in BA21 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSomerset2,8723,68843471
2ndDorset106164134

Town in BA21

Of the 2,978 collisions in BA21, 2,313 (78%) were in Yeovil.