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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2019, and 373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2018 (263), and casualties rose from 369.

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 2019
278
Up 6% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
373
Up 1% on 2018
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 2019

1.8% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2019 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious3814%
  • Slight23585%

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. 2019 is highlighted, with 278, up 6% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday47 (17%)
  • Wednesday33 (12%)
  • Thursday49 (18%)
  • Friday46 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday28 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (12%)
  • February26 (9.4%)
  • March16 (5.8%)
  • April25 (9%)
  • May23 (8.3%)
  • June27 (9.7%)
  • July25 (9%)
  • August21 (7.6%)
  • September17 (6.1%)
  • October17 (6.1%)
  • November28 (10%)
  • December19 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry185 (67%)
  • Wet or damp85 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph132 (47%)
  • 40 mph29 (10%)
  • 50 mph20 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph77 (28%)
  • 70 mph15 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway201 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded47 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant246 (66%)
  • Pedestrian45 (12%)
  • Cyclist38 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2036 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2534 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3577 (21%)
  • 36 to 4550 (13%)
  • 46 to 5554 (14%)
  • 56 to 6539 (10%)
  • 66 to 7530 (8%)
  • Over 7518 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider240 (64%)
  • Passenger88 (24%)
  • Pedestrian45 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car399 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 1QY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset West and Taunton in 2019, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 2019

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2019: 38, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38384514
2ndA358334616
3rdA39203405
4thM5132502
5thB3170112203
6thA30277701
7thA32597700
8thB322771202
9thA30386600
10thA3966800
11thB31874410
12thA3613300
13thA3783400
14thB32243311
15thA30652300
16thB31912200
17thA30881301
18thB31881100
19thB32221200
20thB32231100

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2019

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 2019: 95.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2019

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 2019: 76.

Somerset and its former districts in 2019

Somerset recorded 994 collisions in 2019, 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 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years