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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 298 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2017, and 458 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2016 (299), and casualties rose from 443.

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 2017
298
Level with 2016
Casualties in 2017
458
Up 3% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 2017

1.7% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2017 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious3813%
  • Slight25586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious4710%
  • Slight40588%

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. 2017 is highlighted, with 298, level with 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (17%)
  • Thursday47 (16%)
  • Friday45 (15%)
  • Saturday35 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.4%)
  • February16 (5.4%)
  • March28 (9.4%)
  • April25 (8.4%)
  • May17 (5.7%)
  • June26 (8.7%)
  • July23 (7.7%)
  • August31 (10%)
  • September27 (9.1%)
  • October24 (8.1%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December22 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (71%)
  • Wet or damp79 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph146 (49%)
  • 40 mph15 (5%)
  • 50 mph26 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph91 (31%)
  • 70 mph18 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway220 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (12%)
  • Roundabout15 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded23 (7.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant327 (71%)
  • Cyclist44 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2070 (15%)
  • 21 to 2547 (10%)
  • 26 to 3561 (13%)
  • 36 to 4545 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5570 (15%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7546 (10%)
  • Over 7542 (9.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (67%)
  • Passenger115 (25%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car458 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 1QY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset West and Taunton in 2017, with 31 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 2017

The A358 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2017: 40, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA358407908
2ndA38385917
3rdA39213607
4thM5183801
5thA3027131302
6thB317091400
7thB322791211
8thA37871101
9thA30386601
10thB31874500
11thB32244601
12thA32593300
13thB31883500
14thB31913500
15thA30652200
16thA3962300
17thB32232201
18thA3611200
19thB31901100

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2017

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 2017: 87.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2017

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 2017: 78.

Somerset and its former districts in 2017

Somerset recorded 1,000 collisions in 2017, and 30% of them were in the old Somerset West and Taunton district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2017, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years