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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 542 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2001, and 735 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2000 (529), and casualties rose from 721.

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 2001
542
Up 2% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
735
Up 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
8
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 2001

1.5% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2001 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious5410%
  • Slight48089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious658.8%
  • Slight66290%

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. 2001 is highlighted, with 542, up 2% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (15%)
  • Tuesday84 (15%)
  • Wednesday77 (14%)
  • Thursday85 (16%)
  • Friday89 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (13%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (9.2%)
  • February35 (6.5%)
  • March44 (8.1%)
  • April41 (7.6%)
  • May55 (10%)
  • June45 (8.3%)
  • July34 (6.3%)
  • August50 (9.2%)
  • September35 (6.5%)
  • October56 (10%)
  • November51 (9.4%)
  • December46 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight417 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds415 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other35 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry336 (62%)
  • Wet or damp181 (33%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph284 (52%)
  • 40 mph26 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph179 (33%)
  • 70 mph37 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway432 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (13%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant470 (64%)
  • Pedestrian86 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (11%)
  • Cyclist54 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1555 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20144 (20%)
  • 21 to 2576 (10%)
  • 26 to 35137 (19%)
  • 36 to 4588 (12%)
  • 46 to 5591 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.8%)
  • Over 7529 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider465 (63%)
  • Passenger184 (25%)
  • Pedestrian86 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car749 (75%)
  • Motorcycle91 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Somerset West and Taunton in 2001

Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 1QY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset West and Taunton in 2001, with 65 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 2001

The A358 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2001: 68, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3586810018
2ndA38527214
3rdA39406217
4thM5356420
5thB3170121701
6thA3027111101
7thA3038111100
8thA306571001
9thB32246812
10thB32276811
11thA3615600
12thB31885600
13thB31914401
14thB32234402
15thA32593601
16thA3783500
17thA3963310
18thB31873400
19thB31902200
20thB32222200

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2001

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 2001: 191.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2001

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 2001: 178.

Somerset and its former districts in 2001

Somerset recorded 1,857 collisions in 2001, and 29% of them were in the old Somerset West and Taunton district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years