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BA4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,558 road traffic collisions in the BA4 postcode district, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,727 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 76 were fatal and 560 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 30 collisions, down 6% on 2024 (32).

Collisions since 1979
2,558
1,491st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,727
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
76
88 people killed
Serious collisions
560
682 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
30
Down 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
41
Down 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BA4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal763%
  • Serious56022%
  • Slight1,92275%

What the data shows

  • BA4 had 318 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 522 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in BA4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 314 children under 16 were killed or injured in BA4, 8.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in BA4.

Where BA4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,491st
Most casualties
1,403rd
Most fatal collisions
565th
Most serious collisions
1,329th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday347 (14%)
  • Tuesday360 (14%)
  • Wednesday368 (14%)
  • Thursday369 (14%)
  • Friday419 (16%)
  • Saturday370 (14%)
  • Sunday325 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,898 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting456 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit169 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,382 (93%)
  • Roundabout94 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (1%)
  • Not recorded29 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph710 (28%)
  • 40 mph220 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph44 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph1,497 (59%)
  • 70 mph68 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,956 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds294 (11%)
  • Fog or mist50 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds47 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds41 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (0.5%)
  • Other108 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded30 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,686 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist448 (12%)
  • Pedestrian213 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant117 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist102 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)80 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant33 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BA4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BA4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BA4 peaked at 76 in 1988; 2025 had 30.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 30
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253041
20243242
20233243
20223351
20213662
20202331
20193147
20183244
20173962
20163042
20153442
20143961
20133860
20124360
20114569
20106284
20096185
20087397
20076187
20066692
20055978
20046298
200370113
200272100
20016187
200073127
199974104
199875118
19976472
19965786
199574104
199468109
199365120
19926091
199175112
199067100
19895985
198876114
19876095
19865377
19856377
19844979
19834870
19825371
19815675
19805663
197969100

Map of recent crashes in BA4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BA4

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BA4

The 24 most recent collisions in BA4 happened between 27 April and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BA4

The A37 has the most collisions in BA4, 718 of 2,558 (28%), followed by the A361 (516).

Collisions in BA4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA377181,13826164
2ndA36151673618121
3rdA37147870814114
4thB3136152216223
5thB30816284218
6thA359395619
7thA36771203
8thB31394810

Council areas covering BA4

Collisions in BA4 were recorded in 3 council areas. Somerset has 2,548 of 2,558 (99.6%).

Collisions in BA4 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSomerset2,5483,71776557
2ndNorth Somerset5500
3rdBristol4402

Town in BA4

Of the 2,558 collisions in BA4, 528 (21%) were in Shepton Mallet.