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Weston-super-Mare road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,960 road traffic collisions in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 8,529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 77 were fatal and 1,132 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 81 collisions, up 5% on 2024 (77).

Collisions since 1979
6,960
163rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
8,529
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
77
80 people killed
Serious collisions
1,132
1,230 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
81
Up 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
90
Down 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Weston-super-Mare

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal771.1%
  • Serious1,13216%
  • Slight5,75183%

What the data shows

  • Weston-super-Mare had 859 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 1,454 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Weston-super-Mare were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,320 children under 16 were killed or injured in Weston-super-Mare, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in Weston-super-Mare.

Where Weston-super-Mare ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
163rd
Most casualties
164th
Most fatal collisions
142nd
Most serious collisions
166th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,015 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,006 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,016 (15%)
  • Thursday1,029 (15%)
  • Friday1,109 (16%)
  • Saturday1,028 (15%)
  • Sunday757 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,139 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,642 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown115 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit29 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,546 (80%)
  • Roundabout535 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road430 (6.2%)
  • Dual carriageway374 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded75 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph91 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph6,193 (89%)
  • 40 mph485 (7%)
  • 50 mph102 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph64 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph19 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,531 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds807 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds156 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds130 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other194 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded117 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,779 (44%)
  • Pedestrian1,819 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist1,260 (15%)
  • Cyclist1,138 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant331 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant65 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant44 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant34 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant29 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Weston-super-Mare road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Weston-super-Mare, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Weston-super-Mare peaked at 266 in 1980; 2025 had 81.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 81
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20258190
20247793
20237893
202296121
20217285
20207292
201994124
201897125
201796120
201696119
2015109132
2014117142
2013142168
2012135166
2011125165
2010154201
2009134166
2008152185
2007196239
2006190243
2005198244
2004217252
2003181202
2002164203
2001168203
2000166201
1999167205
1998149177
1997168215
1996170188
1995165208
1994122153
1993159193
1992142183
1991176215
1990187223
1989193241
1988126155
1987116138
1986118163
1985164198
1984126148
1983158198
1982200245
1981232272
1980266326
1979249311

Map of recent crashes in Weston-super-Mare

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Weston-super-Mare

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Weston-super-Mare

The 24 most recent collisions in Weston-super-Mare happened between 8 September and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Weston-super-Mare

The A370 has the most collisions in Weston-super-Mare, 1,567 of 6,960 (23%), followed by the B3440 (405).

Collisions in Weston-super-Mare on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3701,5671,99936294
2ndB3440405504042
3rdA3033281340039
4thA371263403
5thB3130192201
6thB3146192406
7thB303371100
8thB31337704

Council areas covering Weston-super-Mare

Collisions in Weston-super-Mare were recorded in 2 council areas. North Somerset has 6,943 of 6,960 (99.8%).

Collisions in Weston-super-Mare by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Somerset6,9438,508771,129
2ndSomerset162003

Postcode districts in Weston-super-Mare

Collisions in Weston-super-Mare were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by BS23 (4,218) and BS22 (2,284).