Cheddar road traffic accidents
Cheddar recorded 163 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 229 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 30 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 44% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 30
- Casualties
- 229
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 30
- Casualties
- 229
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Cheddar
Roads in Cheddar
Postcode districts in Cheddar
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Cheddar
Road collision statistics for Cheddar
Collisions recorded
163
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
229
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
30
19% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Cheddar
Collisions in Cheddar are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (19.6% of the total), with 23.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
96.9% of recorded collisions in Cheddar happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Cheddar have produced 229 casualties. Pedestrians account for 16.2% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 16 collisions, Monday 23 collisions, Tuesday 24 collisions, Wednesday 23 collisions, Thursday 32 collisions, Friday 25 collisions, Saturday 20 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 124 collisions, Darkness 39 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 158 collisions, Roundabout 2 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 10 collisions, 30 mph 144 collisions, 40 mph 5 collisions, 60 mph 4 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 136 collisions, Raining no high winds 14 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions, Other 3 collisions, Raining + high winds 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 133 casualties, Passenger 59 casualties, Pedestrian 37 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Cheddar
How many road accidents have there been in Cheddar?
163 collisions have been recorded in Cheddar in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 229 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Cheddar were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 30 were serious — 19% of all recorded collisions in Cheddar resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Cheddar?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in Cheddar, accounting for 19.6% of them, and 23.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Cheddar happen on?
96.9% of collisions in Cheddar are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Cheddar?
Pedestrians make up 16.2% of the 229 casualties recorded in Cheddar.
Is road safety in Cheddar getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Cheddar fell 44% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Cheddar come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Cheddar cover 1999 to 2025.