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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 268 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2015, and 373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2014 (323), and casualties fell from 434.

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 2015
268
Down 17% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
373
Down 14% on 2014
Fatal collisions
5
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 2015

1.9% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2015 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious4015%
  • Slight22383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious4412%
  • Slight32487%

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. 2015 is highlighted, with 268, down 17% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (19%)
  • Wednesday32 (12%)
  • Thursday29 (11%)
  • Friday51 (19%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.8%)
  • February21 (7.8%)
  • March16 (6%)
  • April17 (6.3%)
  • May24 (9%)
  • June19 (7.1%)
  • July36 (13%)
  • August18 (6.7%)
  • September29 (11%)
  • October22 (8.2%)
  • November22 (8.2%)
  • December23 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds194 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Other7 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (68%)
  • Wet or damp86 (32%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph144 (54%)
  • 40 mph17 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph17 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph70 (26%)
  • 70 mph20 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (12%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded33 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (66%)
  • Cyclist40 (11%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (7%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2056 (15%)
  • 21 to 2542 (11%)
  • 26 to 3565 (17%)
  • 36 to 4534 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5564 (17%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.8%)
  • Over 7525 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (69%)
  • Passenger78 (21%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car398 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 1QY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset West and Taunton in 2015, with 19 collisions.

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 2015

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2015: 41, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38416308
2ndA39284508
3rdA358243207
4thM5223421
5thA30276700
6thB317061101
7thA30385500
8thB32275501
9thA3614403
10thA3964601
11thA30653401
12thB31873400
13thB32233401
14thB31882400
15thB31902500
16thB31912400
17thB32242700
18thA32591200
19thA3781110
20thB32221100

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2015

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 2015: 77.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2015

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 2015: 68.

Somerset and its former districts in 2015

Somerset recorded 1,022 collisions in 2015, 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 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2015, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years