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BS27 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 662 road traffic collisions in the BS27 postcode district, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 923 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 158 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 18 collisions, up from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
662
2,340th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
923
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
18
20 people killed
Serious collisions
158
187 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
18
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
25
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for BS27

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal182.7%
  • Serious15824%
  • Slight48673%

What the data shows

  • BS27 had 100 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 101 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in BS27 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 98 children under 16 were killed or injured in BS27, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in BS27.

Where BS27 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,340th
Most casualties
2,343rd
Most fatal collisions
2,215th
Most serious collisions
2,335th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (15%)
  • Tuesday79 (12%)
  • Wednesday82 (12%)
  • Thursday112 (17%)
  • Friday91 (14%)
  • Saturday103 (16%)
  • Sunday96 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight488 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway642 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph399 (60%)
  • 40 mph47 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph186 (28%)
  • 70 mph18 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds530 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other22 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant511 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist177 (19%)
  • Pedestrian107 (12%)
  • Cyclist73 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BS27 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BS27, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BS27 peaked at 35 in 1980; 2025 had 18.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251825
20241011
202379
2022612
202179
2020812
20191011
20181216
20171316
2016912
2015911
201457
2013812
20121012
20111012
20101017
200968
2008914
20071424
20062028
20051519
20041829
20031519
20021420
20011623
20001317
19992229
19982949
19972028
19961417
19951226
19941620
19931317
199288
19911925
19901925
19892025
1988913
19871733
19861824
19851318
19841821
19831720
19821115
19811223
19803545
19792837

Map of recent crashes in BS27

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BS27

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BS27

The 24 most recent collisions in BS27 happened between 21 July 2024 and 13 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BS27

The A371 has the most collisions in BS27, 289 of 662 (44%), followed by the B3135 (141).

Collisions in BS27 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3712894341168
2ndB3135141193132
3rdB31514363213
4thA397900
5thB31393301

Council areas covering BS27

Collisions in BS27 were recorded in 2 council areas. Somerset has 659 of 662 (99.5%).

Collisions in BS27 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSomerset65992018156
2ndNorth Somerset3302

Town in BS27

Of the 662 collisions in BS27, 352 (53%) were in Cheddar.