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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 299 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2016, and 443 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2015 (268), and casualties rose from 373.

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 2016
299
Up 12% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
443
Up 19% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 2016

1.3% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2016 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious3712%
  • Slight25886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious449.9%
  • Slight39589%

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. 2016 is highlighted, with 299, up 12% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (15%)
  • Tuesday31 (10%)
  • Wednesday50 (17%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday55 (18%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7%)
  • February24 (8%)
  • March26 (8.7%)
  • April21 (7%)
  • May23 (7.7%)
  • June21 (7%)
  • July30 (10%)
  • August37 (12%)
  • September30 (10%)
  • October25 (8.4%)
  • November21 (7%)
  • December20 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (73%)
  • Wet or damp76 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph151 (51%)
  • 40 mph22 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph24 (8%)
  • 60 mph81 (27%)
  • 70 mph19 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway220 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded37 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant308 (70%)
  • Pedestrian50 (11%)
  • Cyclist41 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2059 (13%)
  • 21 to 2552 (12%)
  • 26 to 3546 (10%)
  • 36 to 4568 (15%)
  • 46 to 5563 (14%)
  • 56 to 6545 (10%)
  • 66 to 7529 (6.5%)
  • Over 7527 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (61%)
  • Passenger124 (28%)
  • Pedestrian50 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car429 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle25 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 1QY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset West and Taunton in 2016, with 24 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 2016

The A358 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2016: 39, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA358395926
2ndA38344804
3rdM5193100
4thA39173605
5thB318791001
6thB322791000
7thA30277800
8thB317071202
9thB322471101
10thA30384600
11thA3614501
12thA32592200
13thA3962400
14thB31882600
15thB31902500
16thB32232500
17thA30651100
18thA3781201
19thB31911200
20thB32221100

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2016

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 2016: 93.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2016

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 2016: 74.

Somerset and its former districts in 2016

Somerset recorded 1,053 collisions in 2016, 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 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2016, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2016.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years