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Yeovil road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,280 road traffic collisions in Yeovil, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,279 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 47 were fatal and 630 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 37 collisions, up 9% on 2024 (34).

Collisions since 1979
4,280
241st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,279
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
47
47 people killed
Serious collisions
630
662 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
37
Up 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
41
Down 5% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Yeovil

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal471.1%
  • Serious63015%
  • Slight3,60384%

What the data shows

  • Yeovil had 480 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 839 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Yeovil were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 663 children under 16 were killed or injured in Yeovil, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Yeovil.

Where Yeovil ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
241st
Most casualties
249th
Most fatal collisions
237th
Most serious collisions
281st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday636 (15%)
  • Tuesday619 (14%)
  • Wednesday669 (16%)
  • Thursday641 (15%)
  • Friday774 (18%)
  • Saturday588 (14%)
  • Sunday353 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,111 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,012 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown56 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit36 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,108 (73%)
  • Roundabout492 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway347 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road260 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded73 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph129 (3%)
  • 30 mph3,764 (88%)
  • 40 mph182 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph179 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph25 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,325 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds554 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds69 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds57 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist32 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other175 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded55 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,500 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist988 (19%)
  • Pedestrian961 (18%)
  • Cyclist603 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant82 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant63 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Yeovil road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Yeovil, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Yeovil peaked at 142 in 1984; 2025 had 37.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 37
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253741
20243443
20234762
20223651
20214653
20203238
20196476
20185972
20175466
20167193
20156896
201490102
20137396
20127696
20116989
20106877
200988103
200888104
2007105128
2006114142
200598123
20048191
200393117
2002130154
2001105146
2000104140
199995109
1998112139
199799124
1996102135
1995107129
199496119
19938197
199296145
1991132151
1990114142
1989110122
1988120144
1987128159
1986138171
1985129158
1984142158
1983121134
198297118
1981115145
1980104143
1979112138

Map of recent crashes in Yeovil

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Yeovil

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Yeovil

The 24 most recent collisions in Yeovil happened between 15 May and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Yeovil

The A30 has the most collisions in Yeovil, 862 of 4,280 (20%), followed by the A37 (321).

Collisions in Yeovil on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA308621,07616152
2ndA37321425345
3rdA3088223300534
4thA359196237234
5thB31396600
6thB31515601

Council areas covering Yeovil

Collisions in Yeovil were recorded in 2 council areas. Somerset has 4,257 of 4,280 (99%).

Collisions in Yeovil by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSomerset4,2575,24446624
2ndDorset233516

Postcode districts in Yeovil

Collisions in Yeovil were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by BA21 (2,313) and BA20 (1,841).