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Crewkerne road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in Crewkerne, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 500 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 60 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
422
1,269th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
500
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
60
67 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Crewkerne

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6014%
  • Slight36186%

What the data shows

  • Crewkerne had 45 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 90 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Crewkerne were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 67 children under 16 were killed or injured in Crewkerne, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Crewkerne.

Where Crewkerne ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,269th
Most casualties
1,322nd
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
1,574th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday72 (17%)
  • Thursday57 (14%)
  • Friday81 (19%)
  • Saturday62 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway369 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (7.6%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph388 (92%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other14 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant203 (41%)
  • Pedestrian152 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (18%)
  • Cyclist35 (7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crewkerne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Crewkerne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Crewkerne peaked at 21 in 1982; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202577
2024410
202345
202236
202134
202056
201933
2018911
201747
201634
2015910
201455
20131010
201244
201188
201077
20091214
2008911
20071013
20061616
20051216
20041417
2003911
20021113
200178
200067
199933
199888
199777
1996910
199577
19941011
19931113
1992913
19911213
19901010
19891618
19881317
19871111
19861114
19851212
19841111
19831215
19822130
19811015
19801214
19791315

Map of recent crashes in Crewkerne

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Crewkerne

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Crewkerne

The 24 most recent collisions in Crewkerne happened between 15 September 2020 and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Crewkerne

The A30 has the most collisions in Crewkerne, 139 of 422 (33%), followed by the A356 (134).

Collisions in Crewkerne on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30139163122
2ndA356134157019
3rdB3165414807

Council area for Crewkerne

Crewkerne is in Somerset, where police recorded 70,092 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Crewkerne accounts for 0.6% of them.

Postcode district for Crewkerne

All 422 collisions in Crewkerne were in the TA18 postcode district.