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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 529 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2000, and 721 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1999 (453), and casualties rose from 623.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,868 collisions in Somerset West and Taunton.

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

Collisions in 2000
529
Up 17% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
721
Up 16% on 1999
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
8.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 2000

0.9% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2000 were fatal and 8.9% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious478.9%
  • Slight47790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious588%
  • Slight65891%

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. 2000 is highlighted, with 529, up 17% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (15%)
  • Tuesday66 (12%)
  • Wednesday83 (16%)
  • Thursday72 (14%)
  • Friday103 (19%)
  • Saturday72 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.2%)
  • February40 (7.6%)
  • March33 (6.2%)
  • April35 (6.6%)
  • May58 (11%)
  • June43 (8.1%)
  • July47 (8.9%)
  • August56 (11%)
  • September39 (7.4%)
  • October50 (9.5%)
  • November52 (9.8%)
  • December38 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight397 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds371 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other34 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (59%)
  • Wet or damp199 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)
  • Mud7 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph265 (50%)
  • 40 mph27 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph16 (3%)
  • 60 mph185 (35%)
  • 70 mph36 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway430 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (12%)
  • Roundabout26 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant460 (64%)
  • Cyclist75 (10%)
  • Pedestrian72 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20112 (16%)
  • 21 to 2563 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 35133 (18%)
  • 36 to 45110 (15%)
  • 46 to 5573 (10%)
  • 56 to 6551 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7548 (6.7%)
  • Over 7541 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider454 (63%)
  • Passenger195 (27%)
  • Pedestrian72 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car728 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (8%)
  • Motorcycle68 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Somerset West and Taunton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 2000

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2000: 75, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA387510406
2ndA358669816
3rdA39365815
4thM5345014
5thB3227151903
6thA3027111102
7thB3170101801
8thB322481211
9thB318771000
10thA32596800
11thA30385502
12thA3615601
13thA30654500
14thA3783400
15thA3962600
16thB31912200
17thB32232700
18thB31091200
19thB31901100
20thB32221100

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2000

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 2000: 159.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2000

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 2000: 158.

Somerset and its former districts in 2000

Somerset recorded 1,866 collisions in 2000, and 28% of them were in the old Somerset West and Taunton district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years