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A3038 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 401 collisions on the A3038 from 1979 to 2025, with 454 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 55 serious, and 3 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the A3038, level with 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
401
2,301st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
454
1.13 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
55
55 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the A3038

On the A3038, 0.7% of collisions were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5514%
  • Slight34386%

Where the A3038 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,301st
Most casualties
2,541st
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
2,827th

A3038 accidents by year

Collisions on the A3038 peaked at 20 in 1983 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A3038, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202422
202355
202244
202168
202033
201966
201866
201766
201657
201555
20141414
20131618
20121012
201145
201067
20091014
2008810
20071217
20061822
20051719
200499
200355
200256
20011111
200055
199900
199812
199744
199613
199500
199445
199389
199278
199189
19901618
19891924
198899
19871415
19861012
198589
19841818
19832022
19821313
19811518
19801010
19791618

When crashes happen on the A3038

Saturday has the most collisions on the A3038 (71), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (102).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday68 (17%)
  • Thursday54 (13%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday71 (18%)
  • Sunday27 (6.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am20 (5%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (0.2%)
  • 6am to 9am56 (14%)
  • 9am to noon64 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm75 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm102 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm50 (12%)
  • 9pm to midnight33 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (9%)
  • February27 (6.7%)
  • March28 (7%)
  • April30 (7.5%)
  • May39 (9.7%)
  • June38 (9.5%)
  • July39 (9.7%)
  • August25 (6.2%)
  • September32 (8%)
  • October37 (9.2%)
  • November37 (9.2%)
  • December33 (8.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight297 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A3038 crashes

On the A3038, 97% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 73% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph389 (97%)
  • 40 mph12 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Other14 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (73%)
  • Wet or damp105 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (86%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A3038 crashes

Cyclists make up 33% of the people killed or injured on the A3038, followed by car occupants (28%).

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist150 (33%)
  • Car occupant126 (28%)
  • Pedestrian85 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car445 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle153 (21%)
  • Motorcycle84 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Other8 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1539 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20105 (23%)
  • 21 to 2563 (14%)
  • 26 to 3571 (16%)
  • 36 to 4564 (14%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.6%)
  • Over 7516 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (69%)
  • Pedestrian85 (19%)
  • Passenger57 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A3038

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A3038

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A3038 crashes by council area

Of the 401 collisions on the A3038, 397 were in Somerset.

Collisions on the A3038 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSomerset397450355

A3038 crashes by town

Of the 401 collisions on the A3038, 337 were in the built-up area of Taunton.

Recent crashes on the A3038

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A3038, from 7 June 2019 to 13 October 2025.

Severity