Watchet road traffic accidents
Watchet recorded 71 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 86 casualties. Of these collisions, 0 were fatal and 15 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 100% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 15
- Casualties
- 86
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 15
- Casualties
- 86
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Watchet
Roads in Watchet
Postcode districts in Watchet
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Watchet
Road collision statistics for Watchet
Collisions recorded
71
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
86
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
0
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
15
21.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Watchet
Collisions in Watchet are most frequently recorded on a Monday (18.3% of the total), with 28.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
94.4% of recorded collisions in Watchet happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Watchet have produced 86 casualties. Pedestrians account for 18.6% 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 12 collisions, Monday 13 collisions, Tuesday 9 collisions, Wednesday 8 collisions, Thursday 13 collisions, Friday 9 collisions, Saturday 7 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 51 collisions, Darkness 20 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 67 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 64 collisions, 40 mph 6 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 59 collisions, Raining no high winds 10 collisions, Snowing no high winds 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 51 casualties, Passenger 19 casualties, Pedestrian 16 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Watchet
How many road accidents have there been in Watchet?
71 collisions have been recorded in Watchet in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 86 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Watchet were serious or fatal?
0 were fatal and 15 were serious — 21.1% of all recorded collisions in Watchet resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Watchet?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in Watchet, accounting for 18.3% of them, and 28.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Watchet happen on?
94.4% of collisions in Watchet are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Watchet?
Pedestrians make up 18.6% of the 86 casualties recorded in Watchet.
Is road safety in Watchet getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Watchet rose 100% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Watchet 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 Watchet cover 1999 to 2025.