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BS26 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 966 road traffic collisions in the BS26 postcode district, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,554 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 200 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 15 collisions, up from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
966
2,218th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,554
1.61 per collision
Fatal collisions
39
45 people killed
Serious collisions
200
255 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
22
18 in 2024

Road collision statistics for BS26

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal394%
  • Serious20021%
  • Slight72775%

What the data shows

  • BS26 had 121 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 170 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in BS26 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 165 children under 16 were killed or injured in BS26, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in BS26.

Where BS26 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,218th
Most casualties
2,153rd
Most fatal collisions
1,538th
Most serious collisions
2,237th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (13%)
  • Tuesday117 (12%)
  • Wednesday137 (14%)
  • Thursday135 (14%)
  • Friday155 (16%)
  • Saturday146 (15%)
  • Sunday151 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight723 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting188 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway674 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway253 (26%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph96 (9.9%)
  • 40 mph92 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph78 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph424 (44%)
  • 70 mph267 (28%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds775 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other31 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,200 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian55 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant43 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist37 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BS26 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BS26, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BS26 peaked at 42 in 1982; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251522
20241218
20231212
20221517
202189
202056
20191528
20181014
20171732
20161217
20151724
20141327
20131429
20121628
20111322
20101935
20091518
20081622
20072951
20061837
20052747
20042335
20031637
20023248
20012338
20001521
19992851
19983344
19972237
19962237
19952748
19942650
19932538
19921735
19913346
19903553
19893260
19881525
19871724
19862134
19852639
19842642
19832337
19824260
19811724
19802338
19792938

Map of recent crashes in BS26

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BS26

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BS26

The 24 most recent collisions in BS26 happened between 18 April 2024 and 1 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BS26

The A38 has the most collisions in BS26, 407 of 966 (42%), followed by the M5 (238).

Collisions in BS26 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA384076661883
2ndM52383981246
3rdA371139242732
4thA394600
5thA3703401

Council areas covering BS26

Collisions in BS26 were recorded in 2 council areas. Somerset has 828 of 966 (86%).

Collisions in BS26 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSomerset8281,32733173
2ndNorth Somerset138227627

Town in BS26

Of the 966 collisions in BS26, 7 (0.7%) were in Cheddar.