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North Petherton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 208 road traffic collisions in North Petherton, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 262 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 39 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
208
1,907th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
262
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
39
40 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for North Petherton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal62.9%
  • Serious3919%
  • Slight16378%

What the data shows

  • North Petherton had 27 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 41 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in North Petherton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 47 children under 16 were killed or injured in North Petherton, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 24% of collisions in North Petherton.

Where North Petherton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,907th
Most casualties
1,949th
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,999th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (12%)
  • Tuesday26 (13%)
  • Wednesday30 (14%)
  • Thursday28 (13%)
  • Friday38 (18%)
  • Saturday32 (15%)
  • Sunday30 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph182 (88%)
  • 40 mph17 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph6 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant123 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (20%)
  • Pedestrian43 (16%)
  • Cyclist33 (13%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

North Petherton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Petherton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in North Petherton peaked at 12 in 1983; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202466
202335
202200
202111
202057
201956
201834
201700
201633
201545
201422
201344
201233
201100
201058
200956
2008813
200779
200635
200537
20041011
200334
200211
200167
200033
199933
199844
199768
1996811
199567
199455
199344
199256
199144
199067
1989811
198833
198767
1986710
198512
198479
19831212
198248
198168
198044
197958

Map of recent crashes in North Petherton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in North Petherton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in North Petherton

The 24 most recent collisions in North Petherton happened between 22 January 2018 and 25 May 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in North Petherton

Of the 208 collisions in North Petherton, 154 were on the A38.

Collisions in North Petherton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38154198531

Council area for North Petherton

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

Postcode district for North Petherton

All 208 collisions in North Petherton were in the TA6 postcode district.