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Wellington (Somerset) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 642 road traffic collisions in Wellington, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 757 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 121 were serious.

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

Collisions since 1979
642
996th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
757
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
121
127 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
15 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Wellington

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious12119%
  • Slight51680%

What the data shows

  • Wellington had 67 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 96 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Wellington were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 151 children under 16 were killed or injured in Wellington, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Wellington.

Where Wellington ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
996th
Most casualties
1,046th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,000th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (15%)
  • Tuesday87 (14%)
  • Wednesday95 (15%)
  • Thursday98 (15%)
  • Friday124 (19%)
  • Saturday86 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight477 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway612 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph582 (91%)
  • 40 mph11 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph39 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds497 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant268 (35%)
  • Pedestrian193 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist157 (21%)
  • Cyclist122 (16%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Wellington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Wellington peaked at 29 in 1981; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202579
2024815
202358
202234
202156
2020814
201967
201879
201778
20161113
201588
2014812
2013911
201299
201167
201077
200967
20081214
20071315
20061821
20051012
20041921
20031213
20021821
20011921
20002528
19991213
19981416
19971521
19961313
19951316
19941721
19931414
19921618
19911314
19901820
19892125
19881921
19872125
19862329
19852021
19842730
19832430
1982812
19812932
19802024
19791922

Map of recent crashes in Wellington

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Wellington

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Wellington

The 24 most recent collisions in Wellington happened between 31 December 2021 and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Wellington

The B3187 has the most collisions in Wellington, 185 of 642 (29%), followed by the A38 (75).

Collisions in Wellington on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3187185223229
2ndA387592122

Council area for Wellington

Wellington is in Somerset, where police recorded 70,092 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Wellington accounts for 0.9% of them.

Postcode district for Wellington

All 642 collisions in Wellington were in the TA21 postcode district.