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Wells road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 676 road traffic collisions in Wells, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 832 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 146 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, down from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
676
971st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
832
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
13 people killed
Serious collisions
146
158 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
Down 70% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Wells

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious14622%
  • Slight51877%

What the data shows

  • Wells had 91 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 131 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Wells were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 145 children under 16 were killed or injured in Wells, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Wells.

Where Wells ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
971st
Most casualties
982nd
Most fatal collisions
744th
Most serious collisions
880th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (12%)
  • Tuesday111 (16%)
  • Wednesday111 (16%)
  • Thursday111 (16%)
  • Friday108 (16%)
  • Saturday90 (13%)
  • Sunday66 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight532 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway560 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road72 (11%)
  • Roundabout25 (3.7%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph31 (4.6%)
  • 30 mph583 (86%)
  • 40 mph35 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph26 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds557 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant323 (39%)
  • Pedestrian268 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (14%)
  • Cyclist88 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Wells peaked at 28 in 1995; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202556
20241620
202344
2022914
202179
202088
20191523
201877
2017811
20161215
20151623
20141014
20131519
20121217
201179
201089
20091522
20081114
20071821
20061923
20051212
20041114
20031620
20021316
20011112
20001316
19991214
19981118
19971112
19961416
19952833
19942125
19931417
19921011
19911718
19901617
19892021
19882833
19871921
19861822
19852025
19841721
19831819
19821419
19812428
19802640
19792024

Map of recent crashes in Wells

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Wells

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Wells

The 24 most recent collisions in Wells happened between 22 March 2023 and 23 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Wells

The A39 has the most collisions in Wells, 225 of 676 (33%), followed by the A371 (95).

Collisions in Wells on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39225293548
2ndA37195123325
3rdB31398093122

Council area for Wells

Wells is in Somerset, where police recorded 70,092 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Wells accounts for 1% of them.

Postcode district for Wells

All 676 collisions in Wells were in the BA5 postcode district.