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TA9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,191 road traffic collisions in the TA9 postcode district, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,125 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 66 were fatal and 430 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 42 collisions, up 75% on 2024 (24).

Collisions since 1979
2,191
1,655th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,125
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
66
71 people killed
Serious collisions
430
518 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
42
Up 75% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
53
Up 56% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TA9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal663%
  • Serious43020%
  • Slight1,69577%

What the data shows

  • TA9 had 294 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 413 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in TA9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 324 children under 16 were killed or injured in TA9, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in TA9.

Where TA9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,655th
Most casualties
1,615th
Most fatal collisions
772nd
Most serious collisions
1,684th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday286 (13%)
  • Tuesday312 (14%)
  • Wednesday267 (12%)
  • Thursday325 (15%)
  • Friday362 (17%)
  • Saturday343 (16%)
  • Sunday296 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,616 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting307 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit215 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown33 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,543 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway436 (20%)
  • Roundabout167 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1%)
  • Not recorded24 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph804 (37%)
  • 40 mph206 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph18 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph716 (33%)
  • 70 mph444 (20%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,728 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds250 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds55 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist26 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other60 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded26 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,025 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist416 (13%)
  • Cyclist264 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian232 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant62 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)46 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TA9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TA9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TA9 peaked at 77 in 2005; 2025 had 42.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 42
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254253
20242434
20233346
20221930
20212639
20202331
20193146
20182940
20172632
20164154
20152532
20144148
20133660
20124054
20113553
20103447
20094560
20083648
20075785
20066485
200577126
20045681
20036288
20024879
20016791
20004673
19995873
19986488
19976490
19966289
19955462
199467101
19935173
19924456
19915470
19905682
19896094
19885595
19876295
19865060
19854775
19843965
19834576
19824768
19816685
19803852
19794561

Map of recent crashes in TA9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TA9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TA9

The 24 most recent collisions in TA9 happened between 19 May and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TA9

The A38 has the most collisions in TA9, 765 of 2,191 (35%), followed by the M5 (405).

Collisions in TA9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA387651,06618146
2ndM54056681774
3rdB31392933811451
4thB3140127209026
5thA370104146416
6thB314180104424
7thA396800
8thA3613400

Council area for TA9

TA9 is in Somerset, where police recorded 70,092 collisions from 1979 to 2025. TA9 accounts for 3.1% of them.

Towns in TA9

Collisions in TA9 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Highbridge (376) and Burnham-on-Sea (138).