Skip to main content
CrashStats

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2013, and 447 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2012 (275), and casualties rose from 383.

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 2013
325
Up 18% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
447
Up 17% on 2012
Fatal collisions
10
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 2013

3.1% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2013 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.1%
  • Serious4012%
  • Slight27585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious449.8%
  • Slight39388%

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. 2013 is highlighted, with 325, up 18% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (17%)
  • Tuesday47 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (15%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday45 (14%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday34 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.3%)
  • February20 (6.2%)
  • March20 (6.2%)
  • April21 (6.5%)
  • May29 (8.9%)
  • June22 (6.8%)
  • July32 (9.8%)
  • August27 (8.3%)
  • September36 (11%)
  • October29 (8.9%)
  • November34 (10%)
  • December28 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (67%)
  • Wet or damp101 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph183 (56%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph28 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph69 (21%)
  • 70 mph20 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout26 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (59%)
  • Cyclist54 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (12%)
  • Pedestrian48 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2065 (15%)
  • 21 to 2556 (13%)
  • 26 to 3558 (13%)
  • 36 to 4552 (12%)
  • 46 to 5568 (15%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7530 (6.7%)
  • Over 7540 (8.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (67%)
  • Passenger98 (22%)
  • Pedestrian48 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car430 (71%)
  • Motorcycle56 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Somerset West and Taunton in 2013

Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 1QY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset West and Taunton in 2013, with 40 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 2013

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2013: 51, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA385168210
2ndA358335002
3rdA39284915
4thM5173331
5thA3038161800
6thA3027101100
7thB31706700
8thB31876700
9thB32245601
10thA30654801
11thB32274600
12thA3963411
13thB31903601
14thA32592201
15thA3612200
16thB31912300
17thA3781100
18thB32231200

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2013

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 2013: 122.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2013

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 2013: 99.

Somerset and its former districts in 2013

Somerset recorded 1,157 collisions in 2013, 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 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2013, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years