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Chard road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 787 road traffic collisions in Chard, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 944 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 141 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, down from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
787
885th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
944
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
11
12 people killed
Serious collisions
141
155 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Chard

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious14118%
  • Slight63581%

What the data shows

  • Chard had 106 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 172 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Chard were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 176 children under 16 were killed or injured in Chard, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Chard.

Where Chard ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
885th
Most casualties
910th
Most fatal collisions
788th
Most serious collisions
905th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (15%)
  • Tuesday128 (16%)
  • Wednesday110 (14%)
  • Thursday115 (15%)
  • Friday142 (18%)
  • Saturday109 (14%)
  • Sunday66 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight591 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit177 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway709 (90%)
  • Roundabout43 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph766 (97%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph15 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds620 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant421 (45%)
  • Pedestrian231 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (16%)
  • Cyclist110 (12%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Chard road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chard, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Chard peaked at 29 in 2001; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202599
20241112
20231115
20221313
20211112
202067
20191313
201899
20171317
20161012
20152021
20141316
20131314
20121112
20111014
20102128
20091516
20082326
20072125
20062530
20052328
20042127
20032225
20021818
20012939
20002732
19991720
19981925
19971415
19961920
19951727
19941530
19931214
19921113
19911616
19901213
19892732
19882633
19871622
19862631
19851724
19842023
19832835
19821010
19812023
19801818
1979910

Map of recent crashes in Chard

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Chard

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Chard

The 24 most recent collisions in Chard happened between 29 September 2023 and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Chard

The A30 has the most collisions in Chard, 232 of 787 (29%), followed by the A358 (209).

Collisions in Chard on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30232269540
2ndA358209274441
3rdB3162404406

Council area for Chard

Chard is in Somerset, where police recorded 70,092 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Chard accounts for 1.1% of them.

Postcode district for Chard

All 787 collisions in Chard were in the TA20 postcode district.