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TA8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,261 road traffic collisions in the TA8 postcode district, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,581 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 202 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 15 collisions, up from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,261
2,087th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,581
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
24 people killed
Serious collisions
202
235 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
17
14 in 2024

Road collision statistics for TA8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal231.8%
  • Serious20216%
  • Slight1,03682%

What the data shows

  • TA8 had 169 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 222 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in TA8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 274 children under 16 were killed or injured in TA8, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in TA8.

Where TA8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,087th
Most casualties
2,143rd
Most fatal collisions
2,062nd
Most serious collisions
2,231st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday168 (13%)
  • Tuesday165 (13%)
  • Wednesday172 (14%)
  • Thursday192 (15%)
  • Friday187 (15%)
  • Saturday186 (15%)
  • Sunday191 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight952 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit233 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,138 (90%)
  • Roundabout51 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,136 (90%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph103 (8.2%)
  • 70 mph12 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,024 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other26 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant695 (44%)
  • Pedestrian334 (21%)
  • Cyclist279 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist219 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TA8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TA8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TA8 peaked at 47 in 2001; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251517
20241114
20231618
20222732
202199
20201018
20191920
20182630
20171617
20162023
20151623
20142936
20131821
20121725
20112428
20102126
20091820
20082629
20072123
20063242
20053739
20042936
20033843
20023442
20014757
20004558
19993950
19983449
19973144
19963341
19953452
19942735
19932831
19922737
19913042
19903139
19892839
19883236
19872734
19862837
19852837
19843543
19833443
19823440
19813447
19801418
19793241

Map of recent crashes in TA8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TA8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TA8

The 24 most recent collisions in TA8 happened between 9 February 2024 and 1 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TA8

The B3140 has the most collisions in TA8, 194 of 1,261 (15%), followed by the B3139 (173).

Collisions in TA8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3140194237439
2ndB3139173207331
3rdA383300
4thB31513502

Council area for TA8

TA8 is in Somerset, where police recorded 70,092 collisions from 1979 to 2025. TA8 accounts for 1.8% of them.

Towns in TA8

Collisions in TA8 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Burnham-on-Sea (843) and Berrow and Brean (190).