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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 18,868 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025, and 25,792 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 389 were fatal and 3,500 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 212 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (217), and casualties fell from 303 to 297.

District council until April 2023, now part of Somerset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
18,868
Casualties
25,792
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
389
2.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
212
Down 2% on 2024

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton

2.1% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3892.1%
  • Serious3,50019%
  • Slight14,97979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4231.6%
  • Serious4,18116%
  • Slight21,18882%

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset West and Taunton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 542 in 2001. In 2025 there were 212, down 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025212297
2024217303
2023172253
2022176242
2021194273
2020131168
2019278373
2018263369
2017298458
2016299443
2015268373
2014323434
2013325447
2012275383
2011339525
2010363497
2009367538
2008437619
2007483677
2006504706
2005518731
2004479621
2003481649
2002490671
2001542735
2000529721
1999453623
1998500665
1997466633
1996454606
1995456647
1994465636
1993395547
1992474632
1991434587
1990479594
1989465617
1988502653
1987493651
1986456618
1985476632
1984514712
1983498658
1982466638
1981531674
1980453626
1979475637

When and where crashes happen in Somerset West and Taunton

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,778 (15%)
  • Tuesday2,676 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,745 (15%)
  • Thursday2,932 (16%)
  • Friday3,094 (16%)
  • Saturday2,624 (14%)
  • Sunday2,019 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59713 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59259 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,442 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,946 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,500 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,765 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,702 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,541 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,474 (7.8%)
  • February1,264 (6.7%)
  • March1,349 (7.1%)
  • April1,528 (8.1%)
  • May1,693 (9%)
  • June1,567 (8.3%)
  • July1,751 (9.3%)
  • August1,743 (9.2%)
  • September1,609 (8.5%)
  • October1,707 (9%)
  • November1,639 (8.7%)
  • December1,544 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight14,235 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,287 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,942 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown229 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit97 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded78 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds14,401 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,408 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds362 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds290 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist175 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds71 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds27 (0.1%)
  • Other768 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded366 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry12,457 (66%)
  • Wet or damp5,901 (31%)
  • Frost or ice294 (1.6%)
  • Snow79 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep31 (0.2%)
  • Mud13 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel11 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded82 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph95 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph9,053 (48%)
  • 40 mph1,171 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph743 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph6,283 (33%)
  • 70 mph1,492 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway15,511 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway1,917 (10%)
  • Roundabout747 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road363 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded330 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant15,557 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist3,504 (14%)
  • Cyclist2,634 (10%)
  • Pedestrian2,545 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant517 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant325 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)307 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant167 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant112 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant76 (0.3%)
  • Other43 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5469 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10831 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 151,576 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 205,225 (20%)
  • 21 to 253,091 (12%)
  • 26 to 353,924 (15%)
  • 36 to 453,203 (12%)
  • 46 to 552,659 (10%)
  • 56 to 652,009 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 751,410 (5.5%)
  • Over 751,190 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded205 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider16,476 (64%)
  • Passenger6,771 (26%)
  • Pedestrian2,545 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car24,435 (71%)
  • Motorcycle3,579 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle2,720 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,340 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,169 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle416 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach405 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car167 (0.5%)
  • Minibus132 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle99 (0.3%)
  • Other44 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Somerset West and Taunton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Somerset West and Taunton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Somerset West and Taunton

Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 1QY area is the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset West and Taunton, with 896 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025: 2,693, including 52 fatal and 471 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA382,6933,62952471
2ndA3582,3523,44859448
3rdA391,5312,40355355
4thM51,0151,78442153
5thA36155570219145
6thA3027408441149
7thA3038397450355
8thB32273454971659
9thB3170335548565
10thB3187294378552
11thB3224193325946
12thA396180324839
13thA378140228831
14thA3259136176224
15thA3065133172416
16thB3190111163335
17thB319199153322
18thB322378126115
19thB3188599318
20thB32225671015

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025: 6,204.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025: 5,445.

Somerset and its former districts

Somerset recorded 70,092 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 27% of them were in the old Somerset West and Taunton district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Somerset West and Taunton

Of the latest 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

Severity