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BS28 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 320 road traffic collisions in the BS28 postcode district, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 438 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 83 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
320
2,506th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
438
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
11
12 people killed
Serious collisions
83
102 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for BS28

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal113.4%
  • Serious8326%
  • Slight22671%

What the data shows

  • BS28 had 43 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 53 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in BS28 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 38 children under 16 were killed or injured in BS28, 8.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in BS28.

Where BS28 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,506th
Most casualties
2,512th
Most fatal collisions
2,396th
Most serious collisions
2,500th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (11%)
  • Tuesday36 (11%)
  • Wednesday49 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (17%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph98 (31%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph205 (64%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Fog or mist10 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant304 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (15%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BS28 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BS28, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BS28 peaked at 15 in 1987; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025710
202455
202346
2022511
202134
202056
2019710
201834
201744
201600
2015610
201434
2013811
201255
201134
201059
200977
200844
2007810
200647
20051113
20041215
200356
2002610
200156
2000812
19991014
19981218
1997910
1996711
1995911
199478
1993715
19921112
1991611
1990812
198957
19881012
19871520
19861015
1985917
198479
198355
198245
19811317
198077
197969

Map of recent crashes in BS28

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BS28

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BS28

The 24 most recent collisions in BS28 happened between 4 January 2021 and 16 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BS28

The B3151 has the most collisions in BS28, 121 of 320 (38%), followed by the B3139 (114).

Collisions in BS28 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3151121165735
2ndB3139114161325

Council area for BS28

BS28 is in Somerset, where police recorded 70,092 collisions from 1979 to 2025. BS28 accounts for 0.5% of them.