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BA5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,389 road traffic collisions in the BA5 postcode district, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,470 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 70 were fatal and 604 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 31 collisions, down 14% on 2024 (36).

Collisions since 1979
2,389
1,569th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,470
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
70
82 people killed
Serious collisions
604
748 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
31
Down 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
42
Down 16% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BA5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal702.9%
  • Serious60425%
  • Slight1,71572%

What the data shows

  • BA5 had 316 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 438 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in BA5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 322 children under 16 were killed or injured in BA5, 9.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in BA5.

Where BA5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,569th
Most casualties
1,499th
Most fatal collisions
685th
Most serious collisions
1,197th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday311 (13%)
  • Tuesday308 (13%)
  • Wednesday338 (14%)
  • Thursday363 (15%)
  • Friday382 (16%)
  • Saturday362 (15%)
  • Sunday325 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,772 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting406 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit168 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,231 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road79 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout26 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded33 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph38 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph820 (34%)
  • 40 mph143 (6%)
  • 50 mph52 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph1,276 (53%)
  • 70 mph60 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,828 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds288 (12%)
  • Fog or mist62 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds43 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.4%)
  • Other85 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded30 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,316 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist434 (13%)
  • Pedestrian375 (11%)
  • Cyclist168 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant62 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BA5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BA5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BA5 peaked at 84 in 1988; 2025 had 31.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 31
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253142
20243650
20231727
20222432
20212843
20203445
20194160
20183950
20173257
20163459
20154160
20143556
20134367
20123859
20113045
20103857
20095170
20085173
20074262
20066995
20055983
20045381
20035885
20025490
20015478
20005676
19993861
19984570
199776107
19965675
19956893
19945887
19935984
19925191
19916291
19906182
198965102
198884119
19876086
19866495
19855876
19846489
19835674
198279103
19816588
19805992
197973103

Map of recent crashes in BA5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BA5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BA5

The 24 most recent collisions in BA5 happened between 27 April and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BA5

The A39 has the most collisions in BA5, 662 of 2,389 (28%), followed by the A371 (398).

Collisions in BA5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3966299124165
2ndA37139853714115
3rdB31393555601584
4thB3135214350878
5thA37365406
6thA36781100
7thB315181202
8thB313451002

Council area for BA5

BA5 is in Somerset, where police recorded 70,092 collisions from 1979 to 2025. BA5 accounts for 3.4% of them.

Town in BA5

Of the 2,389 collisions in BA5, 676 (28%) were in Wells.