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Williton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
172
2,112th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
206
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
23
24 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Williton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal52.9%
  • Serious2313%
  • Slight14484%

What the data shows

  • Williton had 30 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 50 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Williton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 28 children under 16 were killed or injured in Williton, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 24% of collisions in Williton.

Where Williton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,112th
Most casualties
2,230th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
2,610th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (13%)
  • Tuesday27 (16%)
  • Wednesday21 (12%)
  • Thursday36 (21%)
  • Friday25 (15%)
  • Saturday23 (13%)
  • Sunday18 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (86%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (3.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (94%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.1%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph157 (91%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph7 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds141 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant87 (42%)
  • Pedestrian56 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (13%)
  • Cyclist22 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Williton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Williton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Williton peaked at 8 in 2008; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202435
202322
202212
202133
202033
201934
201846
201734
201655
2015612
201445
201322
201244
201178
201033
2009710
200889
200766
200634
200544
200433
200344
2002510
200177
200088
199945
199834
199700
199645
199556
199456
199322
199255
199111
199022
198922
198811
198722
198633
198522
198433
198334
198256
198111
198067
197923

Map of recent crashes in Williton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Williton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Williton

The 24 most recent collisions in Williton happened between 2 February 2017 and 13 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Williton

The A39 has the most collisions in Williton, 78 of 172 (45%), followed by the A358 (41).

Collisions in Williton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA397897312
2ndA358414927
3rdB3191111500

Council area for Williton

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

Postcode district for Williton

All 172 collisions in Williton were in the TA4 postcode district.