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BA7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 426 road traffic collisions in the BA7 postcode district, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 607 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 104 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, down from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
426
2,457th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
607
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
11
12 people killed
Serious collisions
104
131 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
15 in 2024

Road collision statistics for BA7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious10424%
  • Slight31173%

What the data shows

  • BA7 had 61 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 88 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in BA7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 47 children under 16 were killed or injured in BA7, 7.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in BA7.

Where BA7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,457th
Most casualties
2,458th
Most fatal collisions
2,396th
Most serious collisions
2,451st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday67 (16%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday52 (12%)
  • Friday62 (15%)
  • Saturday62 (15%)
  • Sunday62 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway402 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph181 (42%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph202 (47%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant418 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (14%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BA7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BA7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BA7 peaked at 24 in 1979; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025815
20241015
202347
202223
202148
202034
2019810
201846
20171120
201677
201544
20141519
20131017
201257
201168
201069
20091113
200848
20071720
20061012
20051421
20041117
200377
200256
2001812
2000610
19991216
19981217
19971826
1996511
19951922
19941014
199334
19921320
1991811
19901112
1989610
1988913
19871217
19861216
1985912
1984912
1983811
19821216
1981611
1980813
19792438

Map of recent crashes in BA7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BA7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BA7

The 24 most recent collisions in BA7 happened between 1 July 2022 and 26 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BA7

The A371 has the most collisions in BA7, 191 of 426 (45%), followed by the B3153 (49).

Collisions in BA7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA371191306554
2ndB31534968112
3rdB31524859011
4thA359284518
5thB31825600

Council areas covering BA7

Collisions in BA7 were recorded in 2 council areas. Somerset has 422 of 426 (99%).

Collisions in BA7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSomerset42260011103
2ndNorth Somerset3601

Town in BA7

Of the 426 collisions in BA7, 159 (37%) were in Castle Cary.