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Ruishton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 122 road traffic collisions in Ruishton, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 173 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 25 were serious.

The last recorded collision was on 7 August 2022.

Collisions since 1979
122
2,564th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
173
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
25
28 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
7 Aug 2022
Busiest year
1995
8 collisions

Road collision statistics for Ruishton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious2520%
  • Slight9578%

What the data shows

  • Ruishton had 7 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 71% fewer than the 24 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Ruishton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Ruishton are between noon and 3pm, with 25% of collisions.
  • 10 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ruishton, 5.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Ruishton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,564th
Most casualties
2,473rd
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,540th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (16%)
  • Tuesday12 (9.8%)
  • Wednesday25 (20%)
  • Thursday25 (20%)
  • Friday16 (13%)
  • Saturday11 (9%)
  • Sunday13 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight96 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway115 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (5.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph44 (36%)
  • 40 mph14 (11%)
  • 50 mph24 (20%)
  • 60 mph34 (28%)
  • 70 mph6 (4.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds81 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (22%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.5%)
  • Other3 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant127 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (14%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.3%)
  • Pedestrian4 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ruishton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ruishton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ruishton peaked at 8 in 1995; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202400
202300
202211
202122
202000
201912
201813
201711
201611
201523
201413
201333
201211
201135
201022
200935
200822
200734
200647
200500
200447
200322
200244
200133
200000
199955
199834
1997710
1996611
1995813
1994811
199333
199224
199135
199011
198924
198822
198778
198644
198523
198415
198300
198257
198134
198011
197957

Map of recent crashes in Ruishton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ruishton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ruishton

The 24 most recent collisions in Ruishton happened between 6 May 2008 and 7 August 2022.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ruishton

Of the 122 collisions in Ruishton, 97 were on the A358.

Collisions in Ruishton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35897146120

Council area for Ruishton

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

Postcode district for Ruishton

All 122 collisions in Ruishton were in the TA3 postcode district.