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Bruton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
118
2,607th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
166
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
6 people killed
Serious collisions
27
31 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Bruton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal54.2%
  • Serious2723%
  • Slight8673%

What the data shows

  • Bruton had 9 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 61% fewer than the 23 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in Bruton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Bruton are between 6pm and 9pm, with 23% of collisions.
  • 31 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bruton, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Bruton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,607th
Most casualties
2,538th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
2,450th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (13%)
  • Tuesday16 (14%)
  • Wednesday13 (11%)
  • Thursday25 (21%)
  • Friday18 (15%)
  • Saturday16 (14%)
  • Sunday15 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight86 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway98 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (15%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph90 (76%)
  • 40 mph10 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph14 (12%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds92 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant88 (53%)
  • Pedestrian36 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (19%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bruton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bruton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bruton peaked at 8 in 2002; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202311
202212
202100
202000
201911
201823
201712
201611
201534
201445
201323
201200
201133
201022
200923
200811
200747
200622
200568
200424
200357
200288
200133
200023
199945
199811
199711
199611
199534
199411
199323
199222
199124
199023
198925
1988517
198734
198635
198533
198423
198356
198279
198133
1980710
197911

Map of recent crashes in Bruton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bruton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bruton

The 24 most recent collisions in Bruton happened between 18 December 2009 and 29 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bruton

The A359 has the most collisions in Bruton, 71 of 118 (60%), followed by the B3081 (20).

Collisions in Bruton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35971102416
2ndB3081203516

Council area for Bruton

Bruton is in Somerset, where police recorded 70,092 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Bruton accounts for 0.2% of them.

Postcode district for Bruton

All 118 collisions in Bruton were in the BA10 postcode district.