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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 518 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2005, and 731 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2004 (479), and casualties rose from 621.

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 2005
518
Up 8% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
731
Up 18% on 2004
Fatal collisions
8
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 2005

1.5% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2005 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious6913%
  • Slight44185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious8411%
  • Slight63787%

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. 2005 is highlighted, with 518, up 8% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (14%)
  • Tuesday84 (16%)
  • Wednesday68 (13%)
  • Thursday82 (16%)
  • Friday92 (18%)
  • Saturday61 (12%)
  • Sunday61 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8.9%)
  • February26 (5%)
  • March39 (7.5%)
  • April36 (6.9%)
  • May52 (10%)
  • June44 (8.5%)
  • July47 (9.1%)
  • August46 (8.9%)
  • September38 (7.3%)
  • October41 (7.9%)
  • November63 (12%)
  • December40 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight397 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other34 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry337 (65%)
  • Wet or damp167 (32%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph220 (42%)
  • 40 mph32 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph46 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph166 (32%)
  • 70 mph50 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway399 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (16%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant504 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian58 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist55 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20138 (19%)
  • 21 to 2594 (13%)
  • 26 to 35111 (15%)
  • 36 to 45105 (14%)
  • 46 to 5586 (12%)
  • 56 to 6557 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.8%)
  • Over 7533 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider475 (65%)
  • Passenger198 (27%)
  • Pedestrian58 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car727 (74%)
  • Motorcycle75 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 1QY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset West and Taunton in 2005, with 55 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 2005

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2005: 78, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3878106111
2ndA358578802
3rdA395483212
4thM5478715
5thA3027212201
6thA3038171902
7thB317091102
8thB322791512
9thA325981101
10thB322481302
11thA30657901
12thA3615600
13thB319051002
14thB32225801
15thA37841100
16thA3964400
17thB31884400
18thB31873401
19thB32231200

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2005

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 2005: 166.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2005

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 2005: 142.

Somerset and its former districts in 2005

Somerset recorded 1,888 collisions in 2005, 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 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years