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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 339 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2011, and 525 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2010 (363), and casualties rose from 497.

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 2011
339
Down 7% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
525
Up 6% on 2010
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 2011

2.1% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2011 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious4112%
  • Slight29186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious529.9%
  • Slight46088%

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. 2011 is highlighted, with 339, down 7% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (18%)
  • Wednesday50 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday51 (15%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (7.4%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.4%)
  • February27 (8%)
  • March18 (5.3%)
  • April27 (8%)
  • May29 (8.6%)
  • June27 (8%)
  • July29 (8.6%)
  • August37 (11%)
  • September27 (8%)
  • October25 (7.4%)
  • November28 (8.3%)
  • December40 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (9.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (76%)
  • Wet or damp78 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph186 (55%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph23 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph84 (25%)
  • 70 mph22 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant348 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist50 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian36 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2080 (15%)
  • 21 to 2564 (12%)
  • 26 to 3589 (17%)
  • 36 to 4563 (12%)
  • 46 to 5580 (15%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (6.1%)
  • Over 7541 (7.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (68%)
  • Passenger130 (25%)
  • Pedestrian36 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car512 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle49 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 1QY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset West and Taunton in 2011, with 34 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 2011

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2011: 50, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38508115
2ndA358426313
3rdA39325227
4thM5238111
5thA3027171802
6thA3065101200
7thB317081001
8thB32276901
9thA30384500
10thA32594400
11thA37841111
12thA3964600
13thB31904401
14thB32234501
15thB322441000
16thB31872301
17thB31912201
18thA3611201
19thB31881200

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2011

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 2011: 121.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2011

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 2011: 112.

Somerset and its former districts in 2011

Somerset recorded 1,152 collisions in 2011, 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 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years