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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2014, and 434 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2013 (325), and casualties fell from 447.

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 2014
323
Down 1% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
434
Down 3% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 2014

1.9% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2014 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious4213%
  • Slight27585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious4611%
  • Slight38288%

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. 2014 is highlighted, with 323, down 1% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (18%)
  • Tuesday54 (17%)
  • Wednesday44 (14%)
  • Thursday52 (16%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday35 (11%)
  • Sunday32 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.9%)
  • February20 (6.2%)
  • March23 (7.1%)
  • April22 (6.8%)
  • May35 (11%)
  • June36 (11%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August30 (9.3%)
  • September16 (5%)
  • October30 (9.3%)
  • November29 (9%)
  • December28 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (67%)
  • Wet or damp104 (32%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph157 (49%)
  • 40 mph28 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph32 (9.9%)
  • 60 mph81 (25%)
  • 70 mph24 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout19 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant263 (61%)
  • Cyclist57 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (11%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2060 (14%)
  • 21 to 2559 (14%)
  • 26 to 3568 (16%)
  • 36 to 4556 (13%)
  • 46 to 5565 (15%)
  • 56 to 6545 (10%)
  • 66 to 7527 (6.2%)
  • Over 7523 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (67%)
  • Passenger107 (25%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car419 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle52 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 1QY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset West and Taunton in 2014, with 39 collisions.

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 2014

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2014: 56, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38567628
2ndA39345204
3rdA358314316
4thM5203613
5thA3038141400
6thA30278800
7thA32598902
8thA3967812
9thB32276711
10thA37851301
11thB31875700
12thA30654500
13thB31904603
14thA3612201
15thB31702200
16thB32242200
17thB31881300
18thB32221100
19thB32231200

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2014

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 2014: 118.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2014

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 2014: 103.

Somerset and its former districts in 2014

Somerset recorded 1,162 collisions in 2014, 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 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2014, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years