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TA7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,655 road traffic collisions in the TA7 postcode district, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,052 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 84 were fatal and 548 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 31 collisions, up 15% on 2024 (27).

Collisions since 1979
2,655
1,451st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
4,052
1.53 per collision
Fatal collisions
84
93 people killed
Serious collisions
548
727 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
31
Up 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
45
Up 15% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TA7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal843.2%
  • Serious54821%
  • Slight2,02376%

What the data shows

  • TA7 had 326 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 528 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in TA7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 337 children under 16 were killed or injured in TA7, 8.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in TA7.

Where TA7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,451st
Most casualties
1,299th
Most fatal collisions
453rd
Most serious collisions
1,356th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday391 (15%)
  • Tuesday357 (13%)
  • Wednesday364 (14%)
  • Thursday390 (15%)
  • Friday432 (16%)
  • Saturday395 (15%)
  • Sunday326 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,931 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting572 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,154 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway352 (13%)
  • Roundabout90 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (1%)
  • Not recorded32 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph569 (21%)
  • 40 mph162 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph143 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph1,400 (53%)
  • 70 mph375 (14%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,052 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds292 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds73 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds41 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist30 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.3%)
  • Other114 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded34 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,999 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist375 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian182 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist178 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant131 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)84 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TA7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TA7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TA7 peaked at 109 in 1997; 2025 had 31.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 31
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253145
20242739
20232746
20223652
20212435
20202230
20193042
20183360
20175074
20164677
20154364
20144464
20134875
20123654
20114361
20105595
200965131
200865107
200767105
200662101
200576115
200470107
200364109
200272110
200187126
200080126
199980105
199885122
1997109158
199683136
19957199
199471114
19935879
19924986
19915485
199074104
19896089
19886291
19875683
19865991
19855380
19845270
19834872
19825280
198167100
19805077
19795981

Map of recent crashes in TA7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TA7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TA7

The 24 most recent collisions in TA7 happened between 13 May and 21 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TA7

The A39 has the most collisions in TA7, 962 of 2,655 (36%), followed by the M5 (335).

Collisions in TA7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA399621,54217199
2ndM53355731259
3rdA3722924652472
4thA3612884491480
5thB31415876311
6thA38395002
7thA3583401
8thA3713401

Council areas covering TA7

Collisions in TA7 were recorded in 3 council areas. Somerset has 2,645 of 2,655 (99.6%).

Collisions in TA7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSomerset2,6454,04084548
2ndNorth Somerset6700
3rdBristol3400

Town in TA7

Of the 2,655 collisions in TA7, 6 (0.2%) were in Bridgwater.