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Burnham-on-Sea road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 981 road traffic collisions in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,182 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 152 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, up from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
981
767th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,182
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
19
19 people killed
Serious collisions
152
167 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Burnham-on-Sea

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal191.9%
  • Serious15215%
  • Slight81083%

What the data shows

  • Burnham-on-Sea had 141 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 22% fewer than the 180 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Burnham-on-Sea were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 197 children under 16 were killed or injured in Burnham-on-Sea, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Burnham-on-Sea.

Where Burnham-on-Sea ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
767th
Most casualties
796th
Most fatal collisions
518th
Most serious collisions
853rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (13%)
  • Tuesday132 (13%)
  • Wednesday153 (16%)
  • Thursday156 (16%)
  • Friday156 (16%)
  • Saturday144 (15%)
  • Sunday113 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight747 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit192 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway875 (89%)
  • Roundabout45 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph946 (96%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph25 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds793 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant467 (40%)
  • Pedestrian255 (22%)
  • Cyclist249 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist173 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Burnham-on-Sea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burnham-on-Sea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Burnham-on-Sea peaked at 33 in 2000; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251315
2024810
20231618
20222123
2021916
20201119
20191515
20182123
20171213
20161515
20151219
20142223
20131618
20121010
20112125
20101521
20091921
20082122
20071819
20062635
20052931
20042733
20032628
20022937
20013037
20003343
19992630
19982434
19972632
19962223
19951923
19942430
19932530
19922329
19912125
19902632
19892228
19882731
19872732
19862223
19851819
19841619
19832632
19822528
19813244
19801420
19792129

Map of recent crashes in Burnham-on-Sea

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Burnham-on-Sea

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Burnham-on-Sea

The 24 most recent collisions in Burnham-on-Sea happened between 10 November 2023 and 1 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Burnham-on-Sea

The B3139 has the most collisions in Burnham-on-Sea, 232 of 981 (24%), followed by the B3140 (161).

Collisions in Burnham-on-Sea on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3139232278539
2ndB3140161193432
3rdB31513502

Council area for Burnham-on-Sea

Burnham-on-Sea is in Somerset, where police recorded 70,092 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Burnham-on-Sea accounts for 1.4% of them.

Postcode districts in Burnham-on-Sea

Collisions in Burnham-on-Sea were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by TA8 (843) and TA9 (138).