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BA3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,671 road traffic collisions in the BA3 postcode district, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,098 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 104 were fatal and 812 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 45 collisions, down 25% on 2024 (60).

Collisions since 1979
3,671
1,008th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,098
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
104
118 people killed
Serious collisions
812
992 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
45
Down 25% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
57
Down 33% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BA3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1042.8%
  • Serious81222%
  • Slight2,75575%

What the data shows

  • BA3 had 474 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 697 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in BA3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 566 children under 16 were killed or injured in BA3, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in BA3.

Where BA3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,008th
Most casualties
969th
Most fatal collisions
253rd
Most serious collisions
708th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday508 (14%)
  • Tuesday542 (15%)
  • Wednesday527 (14%)
  • Thursday514 (14%)
  • Friday600 (16%)
  • Saturday539 (15%)
  • Sunday441 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,655 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit543 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting385 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown72 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,399 (93%)
  • Roundabout100 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road66 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (1%)
  • Not recorded68 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph34 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph1,930 (53%)
  • 40 mph248 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph59 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph1,336 (36%)
  • 70 mph64 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,755 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds517 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds79 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds56 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist52 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (0.3%)
  • Other127 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded51 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,260 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist781 (15%)
  • Pedestrian501 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist273 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant122 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)67 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant33 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider5 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BA3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BA3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BA3 peaked at 127 in 1979; 2025 had 45.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 45
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254557
20246085
20232742
20225176
20214054
20204153
20195165
20186290
20175178
20164674
20153753
20145886
20136393
20126391
201170108
20106094
20097499
200888126
200789117
200695127
200593116
200492120
200393129
200293123
200183108
200096132
199996140
199888113
199788135
199676110
1995107150
19947286
199387141
199276119
199185115
199083101
1989100128
1988106142
198785110
198696147
198589113
198487118
198386112
198296127
1981107167
1980113148
1979127180

Map of recent crashes in BA3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BA3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BA3

The 24 most recent collisions in BA3 happened between 28 July and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BA3

The A367 has the most collisions in BA3, 611 of 3,671 (17%), followed by the A362 (548).

Collisions in BA3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA36761184623134
2ndA36254879514118
3rdA373375161088
4thB31392764061870
5thB3355250312448
6thA391502471038
7thA36691134524
8thB3135355009
9thB3114233429

Council areas covering BA3

Collisions in BA3 were recorded in 4 council areas. Somerset has 1,855 of 3,671 (51%).

Collisions in BA3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSomerset1,8552,72077448
2ndBath and North East Somerset1,8052,36627359
3rdBristol6602
4thNorth Somerset4503

Towns in BA3

Collisions in BA3 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Midsomer Norton (807) and Radstock (760).