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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 263 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2018, and 369 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2017 (298), and casualties fell from 458.

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 2018
263
Down 12% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
369
Down 19% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 2018

1.9% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2018 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious3112%
  • Slight22786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious4011%
  • Slight32187%

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. 2018 is highlighted, with 263, down 12% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (16%)
  • Tuesday23 (8.7%)
  • Wednesday56 (21%)
  • Thursday39 (15%)
  • Friday48 (18%)
  • Saturday28 (11%)
  • Sunday28 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.2%)
  • February24 (9.1%)
  • March17 (6.5%)
  • April27 (10%)
  • May21 (8%)
  • June18 (6.8%)
  • July28 (11%)
  • August19 (7.2%)
  • September25 (9.5%)
  • October33 (13%)
  • November15 (5.7%)
  • December17 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds197 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (65%)
  • Wet or damp88 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph114 (43%)
  • 40 mph28 (11%)
  • 50 mph26 (9.9%)
  • 60 mph73 (28%)
  • 70 mph21 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway180 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (12%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded34 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (72%)
  • Cyclist46 (12%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2038 (10%)
  • 21 to 2539 (11%)
  • 26 to 3562 (17%)
  • 36 to 4552 (14%)
  • 46 to 5558 (16%)
  • 56 to 6542 (11%)
  • 66 to 7532 (8.7%)
  • Over 7515 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (67%)
  • Passenger92 (25%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car401 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle19 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 1QY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset West and Taunton in 2018, with 29 collisions.

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 2018

The A358 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2018: 44, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA358446416
2ndA38385204
3rdM5224543
4thA39142804
5thA302791001
6thB317071200
7thA30386600
8thB31876900
9thA30655700
10thB32244900
11thB32274700
12thA32592201
13thA3782301
14thA3962801
15thA3611100
16thB31901101
17thB31911100
18thB32231101

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2018

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 2018: 79.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2018

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 2018: 76.

Somerset and its former districts in 2018

Somerset recorded 973 collisions in 2018, and 27% of them were in the old Somerset West and Taunton district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2018, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2018.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years