Official DfT STATS19 Data
Somerset Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Somerset from 2023 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 2,511 collisions, ranked #52 of 350 UK local authorities.
2,511
Collisions · 5 Years
2023–2025
61
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
501
Serious
hospital-level injuries
3,535
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 856 | 17 | 231 | 608 | 1,148 |
| 2024 | 864 | 21 | 127 | 716 | 1,215 |
| 2023 | 791 | 23 | 143 | 625 | 1,172 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Somerset
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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Other UK Areas
See Somerset on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Somerset — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Somerset?
Somerset recorded 2,511 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2023–2025, latest year provisional), including 61 fatal and 501 serious collisions, with 3,535 total casualties. It ranks #52 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Somerset accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.