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Midsomer Norton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 822 road traffic collisions in Midsomer Norton, Bath and North East Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,047 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 151 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, up from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
822
862nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,047
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
151
173 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Midsomer Norton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious15118%
  • Slight66481%

What the data shows

  • Midsomer Norton had 77 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 57% fewer than the 180 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Midsomer Norton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 165 children under 16 were killed or injured in Midsomer Norton, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Midsomer Norton.

Where Midsomer Norton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
862nd
Most casualties
860th
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
859th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (13%)
  • Tuesday130 (16%)
  • Wednesday128 (16%)
  • Thursday118 (14%)
  • Friday135 (16%)
  • Saturday120 (15%)
  • Sunday82 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight582 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit208 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway701 (85%)
  • Roundabout56 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph742 (90%)
  • 40 mph45 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph20 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds663 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant533 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist200 (19%)
  • Pedestrian198 (19%)
  • Cyclist85 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Midsomer Norton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Midsomer Norton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Midsomer Norton peaked at 31 in 2006; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202589
2024711
202369
202279
202134
20201013
2019913
20181013
20171112
2016610
20151011
20141116
20131014
20121723
20111322
20101523
20091821
20083046
20072533
20063139
20052734
20042229
20032228
20022027
20012025
20001827
19992333
19981314
19971315
19961419
19952023
19941719
19931718
19922531
19911822
19901818
19892729
19882324
19871719
19862226
19852228
19842233
19831722
19822231
19812835
19802933
19792934

Map of recent crashes in Midsomer Norton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Midsomer Norton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Midsomer Norton

The 24 most recent collisions in Midsomer Norton happened between 24 July 2022 and 14 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Midsomer Norton

The B3355 has the most collisions in Midsomer Norton, 220 of 822 (27%), followed by the A362 (195).

Collisions in Midsomer Norton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3355220277343
2ndA362195269137
3rdA36774100217

Council areas covering Midsomer Norton

Collisions in Midsomer Norton were recorded in 2 council areas. Bath and North East Somerset has 804 of 822 (98%).

Collisions in Midsomer Norton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBath and North East Somerset8041,0277149
2ndSomerset182002

Postcode districts in Midsomer Norton

Collisions in Midsomer Norton were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by BA3 (807) and BS39 (15).