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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 437 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2008, and 619 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2007 (483), and casualties fell from 677.

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 2008
437
Down 10% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
619
Down 9% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 2008

0.7% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6214%
  • Slight37285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious6811%
  • Slight54889%

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. 2008 is highlighted, with 437, down 10% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday81 (19%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday73 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.6%)
  • February33 (7.6%)
  • March42 (9.6%)
  • April37 (8.5%)
  • May43 (9.8%)
  • June34 (7.8%)
  • July35 (8%)
  • August33 (7.6%)
  • September35 (8%)
  • October47 (11%)
  • November33 (7.6%)
  • December32 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (66%)
  • Wet or damp143 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph213 (49%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph27 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph128 (29%)
  • 70 mph34 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (11%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant439 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2096 (16%)
  • 21 to 2587 (14%)
  • 26 to 3591 (15%)
  • 36 to 4596 (16%)
  • 46 to 5558 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.7%)
  • Over 7529 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider391 (63%)
  • Passenger170 (27%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car632 (77%)
  • Motorcycle59 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 1QY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset West and Taunton in 2008, with 38 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 2008

The A358 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2008: 56, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA358567517
2ndA38548916
3rdA39437517
4thM5335406
5thA3027121201
6thB3190102102
7thB317091004
8thB322791001
9thA303881002
10thA32595701
11thA3785500
12thA3963300
13thB319131300
14thA30652200
15thA3612201
16thB31872200
17thB31882200
18thB32242300
19thB32231100

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2008

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 2008: 142.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2008

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 2008: 124.

Somerset and its former districts in 2008

Somerset recorded 1,560 collisions in 2008, 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 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years