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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 479 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2004, and 621 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2003 (481), and casualties fell from 649.

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 2004
479
Level with 2003
Casualties in 2004
621
Down 4% on 2003
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 2004

1.3% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious6413%
  • Slight40985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious7813%
  • Slight53586%

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. 2004 is highlighted, with 479, level with 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday74 (15%)
  • Friday79 (16%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.9%)
  • February34 (7.1%)
  • March28 (5.8%)
  • April30 (6.3%)
  • May43 (9%)
  • June31 (6.5%)
  • July50 (10%)
  • August37 (7.7%)
  • September53 (11%)
  • October45 (9.4%)
  • November50 (10%)
  • December45 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds381 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (65%)
  • Wet or damp154 (32%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.9%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph252 (53%)
  • 40 mph43 (9%)
  • 50 mph21 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph128 (27%)
  • 70 mph34 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway391 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (12%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant420 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (10%)
  • Pedestrian61 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist47 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5%)
  • 16 to 20115 (19%)
  • 21 to 2573 (12%)
  • 26 to 3592 (15%)
  • 36 to 45100 (16%)
  • 46 to 5574 (12%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.5%)
  • Over 7532 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider389 (63%)
  • Passenger171 (28%)
  • Pedestrian61 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car662 (76%)
  • Motorcycle67 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 1QY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset West and Taunton in 2004, with 69 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 2004

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2004: 76, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38769507
2ndA3586093212
3rdA39446215
4thM5335112
5thA3027171903
6thA30389902
7thB317091200
8thB322491702
9thB322791102
10thA39671302
11thB318771210
12thB31916601
13thA30653402
14thA32593300
15thA3613310
16thA3782200
17thB31882300
18thA30881101
19thB31901101
20thB32221100

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2004

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 2004: 166.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2004

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 2004: 143.

Somerset and its former districts in 2004

Somerset recorded 1,757 collisions in 2004, 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 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years