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Frome road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,611 road traffic collisions in Frome, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,931 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 284 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 20 collisions, down 17% on 2024 (24).

Collisions since 1979
1,611
532nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,931
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
17 people killed
Serious collisions
284
300 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
20
Down 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
24
Down 11% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Frome

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal161%
  • Serious28418%
  • Slight1,31181%

What the data shows

  • Frome had 197 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 265 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Frome were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 339 children under 16 were killed or injured in Frome, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Frome.

Where Frome ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
532nd
Most casualties
557th
Most fatal collisions
588th
Most serious collisions
529th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday219 (14%)
  • Tuesday227 (14%)
  • Wednesday254 (16%)
  • Thursday243 (15%)
  • Friday282 (18%)
  • Saturday225 (14%)
  • Sunday161 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,151 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit379 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,469 (91%)
  • Roundabout51 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded27 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph1,478 (92%)
  • 40 mph16 (1%)
  • 60 mph80 (5%)
  • 70 mph11 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,229 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds213 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist20 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other74 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant841 (44%)
  • Pedestrian511 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist325 (17%)
  • Cyclist194 (10%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Frome road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Frome, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Frome peaked at 76 in 1982; 2025 had 20.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 20
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252024
20242427
20232430
20222022
20211214
20201819
20192022
20181825
20171619
20162528
20151721
20141925
20131617
20121726
20112325
20102121
20093142
20083444
20073548
20065259
20054352
20044250
20034047
20024043
20013441
20002840
19992628
19983238
19972935
19962846
19953240
19944156
19934248
19922326
19913336
19903947
19894450
19885460
19874247
19865761
19855568
19845665
19834041
198276103
19814657
19806883
19795965

Map of recent crashes in Frome

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Frome

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Frome

The 24 most recent collisions in Frome happened between 1 November 2024 and 6 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Frome

The A362 has the most collisions in Frome, 254 of 1,611 (16%), followed by the B3090 (199).

Collisions in Frome on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA362254326152
2ndB3090199243130
3rdA361191219444
4thB309281105314
5thB3098101101
6thA30988903
7thB31394510

Council area for Frome

Frome is in Somerset, where police recorded 70,092 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Frome accounts for 2.3% of them.

Postcode district for Frome

All 1,611 collisions in Frome were in the BA11 postcode district.