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TA6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,807 road traffic collisions in the TA6 postcode district, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,218 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 85 were fatal and 904 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 69 collisions, down 28% on 2024 (96).

Collisions since 1979
5,807
362nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,218
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
85
92 people killed
Serious collisions
904
1,011 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
69
Down 28% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
89
Down 23% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TA6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal851.5%
  • Serious90416%
  • Slight4,81883%

What the data shows

  • TA6 had 858 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 1,276 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in TA6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,025 children under 16 were killed or injured in TA6, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in TA6.

Where TA6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
362nd
Most casualties
440th
Most fatal collisions
444th
Most serious collisions
535th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday879 (15%)
  • Tuesday822 (14%)
  • Wednesday862 (15%)
  • Thursday851 (15%)
  • Friday979 (17%)
  • Saturday784 (14%)
  • Sunday630 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,293 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,114 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting270 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown97 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit33 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,997 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway1,183 (20%)
  • Roundabout392 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road119 (2%)
  • Not recorded116 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph63 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph4,351 (75%)
  • 40 mph255 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph68 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph525 (9%)
  • 70 mph543 (9.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,620 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds635 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds128 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds99 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist42 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other184 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded85 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,534 (49%)
  • Cyclist1,238 (17%)
  • Pedestrian1,105 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist1,028 (14%)
  • Van occupant103 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)53 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant44 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant27 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TA6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TA6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TA6 peaked at 172 in 1984; 2025 had 69.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 69
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256989
202496115
20237595
20226376
20218499
20206382
2019104119
201895120
2017111137
201698137
201593114
2014109133
2013124148
2012120144
2011105136
2010118154
2009148189
2008127160
2007161211
2006171207
2005171232
2004152182
2003133167
2002156187
2001151176
2000138173
1999110133
1998134171
1997141181
1996132161
1995115149
1994108135
1993125152
1992121147
1991116144
1990113140
1989158194
1988124158
1987128158
1986149177
1985125162
1984172200
1983166202
1982138168
1981149192
1980125155
1979123157

Map of recent crashes in TA6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TA6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TA6

The 24 most recent collisions in TA6 happened between 11 August and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TA6

The A38 has the most collisions in TA6, 1,791 of 5,807 (31%), followed by the A39 (962).

Collisions in TA6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA381,7912,29132301
2ndA399621,19216149
3rdM54407221860
4thA372389469568
5thB3339273117
6thA93131400
7thB313991012
8thA3615700
9thB31403501
10thB31653500

Council area for TA6

TA6 is in Somerset, where police recorded 70,092 collisions from 1979 to 2025. TA6 accounts for 8.3% of them.

Towns in TA6

Collisions in TA6 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Bridgwater (4,163) and North Petherton (208).