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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2010, and 497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2009 (367), and casualties fell from 538.

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 2010
363
Down 1% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
497
Down 8% on 2009
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 2010

0.8% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2010 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4813%
  • Slight31286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious5210%
  • Slight44189%

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. 2010 is highlighted, with 363, down 1% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (16%)
  • Friday73 (20%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday29 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.5%)
  • February26 (7.2%)
  • March34 (9.4%)
  • April30 (8.3%)
  • May39 (11%)
  • June28 (7.7%)
  • July32 (8.8%)
  • August32 (8.8%)
  • September37 (10%)
  • October28 (7.7%)
  • November28 (7.7%)
  • December18 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (8.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry262 (72%)
  • Wet or damp81 (22%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.1%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph178 (49%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph34 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph100 (28%)
  • 70 mph27 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway303 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (11%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (68%)
  • Cyclist59 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2081 (16%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 3564 (13%)
  • 36 to 4571 (14%)
  • 46 to 5555 (11%)
  • 56 to 6552 (10%)
  • 66 to 7530 (6%)
  • Over 7529 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider349 (70%)
  • Passenger113 (23%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car546 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle49 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 1QY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset West and Taunton in 2010, with 48 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 2010

The A358 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2010: 49, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA358496609
2ndA38467005
3rdM5284106
4thA39274715
5thA3027202201
6thB317071403
7thB32277900
8thA30386701
9thB32245700
10thA3614400
11thA3784601
12thA32593300
13thA3963600
14thB31873301
15thB31883300
16thA30652300
17thB31902201
18thB31912300
19thA30881100
20thB32231200

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2010

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 2010: 117.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2010

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 2010: 103.

Somerset and its former districts in 2010

Somerset recorded 1,272 collisions in 2010, 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 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2010.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years