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Monkton Heathfield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 191 road traffic collisions in Monkton Heathfield, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 273 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 39 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
191
2,001st of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
273
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
39
46 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Monkton Heathfield

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal52.6%
  • Serious3920%
  • Slight14777%

What the data shows

  • Monkton Heathfield had 23 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 49% fewer than the 45 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Monkton Heathfield were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 34 children under 16 were killed or injured in Monkton Heathfield, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Monkton Heathfield.

Where Monkton Heathfield ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,001st
Most casualties
1,917th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,999th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (14%)
  • Tuesday26 (14%)
  • Wednesday38 (20%)
  • Thursday33 (17%)
  • Friday33 (17%)
  • Saturday22 (12%)
  • Sunday13 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight147 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway165 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph70 (37%)
  • 40 mph34 (18%)
  • 60 mph68 (36%)
  • 70 mph14 (7.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant168 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (14%)
  • Cyclist31 (11%)
  • Pedestrian22 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Monkton Heathfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Monkton Heathfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Monkton Heathfield peaked at 9 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
202422
202326
202234
202111
202000
201933
201833
201745
201622
201533
201466
201333
201224
201133
201066
2009412
200857
200779
2006610
200557
200422
200358
200266
200135
200044
199929
199846
199723
199657
199556
199457
199334
199256
199148
1990813
198955
198869
198745
198657
198547
1984917
198345
198255
198122
198059
197969

Map of recent crashes in Monkton Heathfield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Monkton Heathfield

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Monkton Heathfield

The 24 most recent collisions in Monkton Heathfield happened between 10 September 2015 and 3 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Monkton Heathfield

The A38 has the most collisions in Monkton Heathfield, 75 of 191 (39%), followed by the A3259 (51).

Collisions in Monkton Heathfield on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3875109118
2ndA3259517008
3rdA361324727

Council area for Monkton Heathfield

Monkton Heathfield is in Somerset, where police recorded 70,092 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Monkton Heathfield accounts for 0.3% of them.

Postcode district for Monkton Heathfield

All 191 collisions in Monkton Heathfield were in the TA2 postcode district.