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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 481 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2003, and 649 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2002 (490), and casualties fell from 671.

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 2003
481
Down 2% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
649
Down 3% on 2002
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 2003

1.9% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2003 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious7015%
  • Slight40284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious8713%
  • Slight55285%

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. 2003 is highlighted, with 481, down 2% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (15%)
  • Tuesday68 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (15%)
  • Thursday74 (15%)
  • Friday72 (15%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday60 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (9.8%)
  • February40 (8.3%)
  • March48 (10%)
  • April43 (8.9%)
  • May30 (6.2%)
  • June44 (9.1%)
  • July39 (8.1%)
  • August41 (8.5%)
  • September40 (8.3%)
  • October41 (8.5%)
  • November33 (6.9%)
  • December35 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds405 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (9.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry339 (70%)
  • Wet or damp134 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph228 (47%)
  • 40 mph42 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph19 (4%)
  • 60 mph155 (32%)
  • 70 mph35 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway377 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (13%)
  • Roundabout33 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant439 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (11%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist47 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20140 (22%)
  • 21 to 2569 (11%)
  • 26 to 35112 (17%)
  • 36 to 4597 (15%)
  • 46 to 5553 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.4%)
  • Over 7537 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (62%)
  • Passenger188 (29%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car639 (73%)
  • Motorcycle69 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 in 2003

Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 1QY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset West and Taunton in 2003, with 64 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 2003

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2003: 62, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38627529
2ndA358577706
3rdA39457417
4thM5355315
5thB3227121810
6thB3224111802
7thA30277700
8thB31707701
9thB31877904
10thA30656601
11thA32596700
12thA39661110
13thA30385501
14thA3783301
15thB31913602
16thA30882200
17thB31902400
18thB32222200
19thA31200
20thA30721100

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2003

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 2003: 165.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2003

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 2003: 149.

Somerset and its former districts in 2003

Somerset recorded 1,759 collisions in 2003, 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 in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2003, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years