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TA24 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,997 road traffic collisions in the TA24 postcode district, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,945 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 50 were fatal and 440 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 27 collisions, down 4% on 2024 (28).

Collisions since 1979
1,997
1,756th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,945
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
50
53 people killed
Serious collisions
440
536 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
27
Down 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
58
Up 35% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TA24

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal502.5%
  • Serious44022%
  • Slight1,50775%

What the data shows

  • TA24 had 243 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 434 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in TA24 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 314 children under 16 were killed or injured in TA24, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in TA24.

Where TA24 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,756th
Most casualties
1,676th
Most fatal collisions
1,189th
Most serious collisions
1,660th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday292 (15%)
  • Tuesday275 (14%)
  • Wednesday256 (13%)
  • Thursday270 (14%)
  • Friday302 (15%)
  • Saturday346 (17%)
  • Sunday256 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,545 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting274 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit146 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,866 (93%)
  • Roundabout47 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded29 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph878 (44%)
  • 40 mph111 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph944 (47%)
  • 70 mph38 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,524 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds261 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds50 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist19 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Other47 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded49 (2.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,845 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist368 (12%)
  • Pedestrian317 (11%)
  • Cyclist160 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant99 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant61 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant40 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TA24 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TA24, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TA24 peaked at 73 in 1984; 2025 had 27.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
20252758
20242843
20231830
20221725
20211621
20201319
20193046
20183144
20173147
20163256
20153958
20144764
20133958
20123046
20113858
20103355
20094476
20084164
20075370
200670116
20053849
20046197
20036999
20025586
20014865
20003866
19995261
19985167
19972233
19964865
19954466
19945571
19933466
19925590
19914350
19904563
19894256
19884969
19874971
19865369
19855168
198473108
198365105
19824151
19814979
19803747
19795374

Map of recent crashes in TA24

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TA24

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TA24

The 24 most recent collisions in TA24 happened between 3 March and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TA24

The A39 has the most collisions in TA24, 884 of 1,997 (44%), followed by the A396 (132).

Collisions in TA24 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA398841,38327201
2ndA396132243533
3rdB322486159630
4thB322362112115
5thB3191376118
6thB31353602

Council areas covering TA24

Collisions in TA24 were recorded in 2 council areas. Somerset has 1,979 of 1,997 (99%).

Collisions in TA24 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSomerset1,9792,91850435
2ndNorth Devon152304

Town in TA24

Of the 1,997 collisions in TA24, 621 (31%) were in Minehead.