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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 275 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2012, and 383 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2011 (339), and casualties fell from 525.

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 2012
275
Down 19% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
383
Down 27% on 2011
Fatal collisions
7
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 2012

2.5% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2012 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious3613%
  • Slight23284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious4111%
  • Slight33587%

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. 2012 is highlighted, with 275, down 19% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (18%)
  • Wednesday45 (16%)
  • Thursday46 (17%)
  • Friday40 (15%)
  • Saturday27 (9.8%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.1%)
  • February23 (8.4%)
  • March27 (9.8%)
  • April14 (5.1%)
  • May27 (9.8%)
  • June30 (11%)
  • July20 (7.3%)
  • August23 (8.4%)
  • September20 (7.3%)
  • October27 (9.8%)
  • November19 (6.9%)
  • December20 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds210 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (17%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry171 (62%)
  • Wet or damp97 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph128 (47%)
  • 40 mph17 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph21 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph92 (33%)
  • 70 mph14 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant254 (66%)
  • Cyclist43 (11%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (1%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2066 (17%)
  • 21 to 2553 (14%)
  • 26 to 3552 (14%)
  • 36 to 4550 (13%)
  • 46 to 5551 (13%)
  • 56 to 6544 (11%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.2%)
  • Over 7529 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (68%)
  • Passenger86 (22%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car375 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (9%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 1QY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset West and Taunton in 2012, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 2012

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2012: 42, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38426103
2ndA358273933
3rdA39274515
4thB3227141903
5thM5142202
6thA3038101200
7thA30278901
8thB31876703
9thA32595700
10thA30654410
11thB31704801
12thA3782300
13thB31902301
14thA3961100
15thB31881100
16thB32221201
17thB32241200

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2012

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 2012: 81.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2012

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 2012: 64.

Somerset and its former districts in 2012

Somerset recorded 1,075 collisions in 2012, and 26% of them were in the old Somerset West and Taunton district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years