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TA5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,751 road traffic collisions in the TA5 postcode district, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,588 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 51 were fatal and 393 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, down 37% on 2024 (27).

Collisions since 1979
1,751
1,869th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,588
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
51
59 people killed
Serious collisions
393
504 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
Down 37% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
24
Down 40% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TA5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal512.9%
  • Serious39322%
  • Slight1,30775%

What the data shows

  • TA5 had 207 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 284 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in TA5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 228 children under 16 were killed or injured in TA5, 8.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in TA5.

Where TA5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,869th
Most casualties
1,809th
Most fatal collisions
1,162nd
Most serious collisions
1,777th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday254 (15%)
  • Tuesday232 (13%)
  • Wednesday240 (14%)
  • Thursday276 (16%)
  • Friday302 (17%)
  • Saturday226 (13%)
  • Sunday221 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,257 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting328 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit143 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,650 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout26 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded36 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph449 (26%)
  • 40 mph75 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph99 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph1,067 (61%)
  • 70 mph56 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,227 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds302 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds49 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (2%)
  • Fog or mist20 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other95 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,693 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist394 (15%)
  • Pedestrian158 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist113 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant91 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant70 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TA5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TA5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TA5 peaked at 265 in 1982; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251724
20242740
202321105
20222343
20212225
20201927
20191925
20181628
20172129
20162238
20152539
20142949
20132640
20122438
20112125
20102746
20092743
20082744
20074264
20063649
20053860
20042942
20034462
20024261
20013642
20004770
19993646
19984866
19973442
19964963
19953144
19944065
19933544
19923551
19913149
19903755
19892837
19883136
19875175
19862732
19854661
19843847
19834075
1982265355
19814058
19803254
19795075

Map of recent crashes in TA5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TA5

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TA5

The 24 most recent collisions in TA5 happened between 8 September 2024 and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TA5

The A39 has the most collisions in TA5, 701 of 1,751 (40%), followed by the A38 (26).

Collisions in TA5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA397011,21027176
2ndA38263506
3rdA4122416
4thA4208813
5thA4327700
6thA3706811
7thA40186710
8thA466604
9thB31305502
10thA3674502
11thA374613
12thA4314400
13thB31334502
14thB44654400
15thA40443400
16thB31393300
17thB31513402
18thB33553302
19thB40513301
20thB40543302
21stB40563400
22ndB40573310
23rdM431320

Council areas covering TA5

Collisions in TA5 were recorded in 5 council areas. Somerset has 1,512 of 1,751 (86%).

Collisions in TA5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSomerset1,5122,27541328
2ndBristol130172627
3rdBath and North East Somerset4754123
4thNorth Somerset323917
5thSouth Gloucestershire294728

Towns in TA5

Collisions in TA5 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Cannington (108) and Bridgwater (3).