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Ilchester road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 110 road traffic collisions in Ilchester, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 154 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
110
2,699th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
154
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
24
30 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Ilchester

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious2422%
  • Slight8577%

What the data shows

  • Ilchester had 15 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 21 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Ilchester were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 21 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ilchester, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in Ilchester.

Where Ilchester ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,699th
Most casualties
2,635th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,570th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (15%)
  • Tuesday17 (15%)
  • Wednesday17 (15%)
  • Thursday17 (15%)
  • Friday17 (15%)
  • Saturday15 (14%)
  • Sunday11 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight80 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway86 (78%)
  • Roundabout19 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph94 (85%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph10 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds84 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (4.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Other5 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant87 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (20%)
  • Pedestrian17 (11%)
  • Cyclist15 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ilchester road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ilchester, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ilchester peaked at 6 in 1984; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202400
202312
202211
202122
202000
201911
201837
201700
201647
201557
201411
201322
201200
201135
201012
200911
200845
200722
200622
200533
200434
200333
200246
200112
200022
199922
199811
199700
199656
199511
199422
199359
199224
199144
199045
198933
198812
1987410
198656
198533
1984613
198347
198222
198100
198033
197911

Map of recent crashes in Ilchester

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ilchester

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ilchester

The 24 most recent collisions in Ilchester happened between 16 November 2011 and 28 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ilchester

The B3151 has the most collisions in Ilchester, 80 of 110 (73%), followed by the B3157 (4).

Collisions in Ilchester on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB315180119119
2ndB31574500

Council area for Ilchester

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

Postcode district for Ilchester

All 110 collisions in Ilchester were in the BA22 postcode district.