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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 131 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2020, and 168 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 53% on 2019 (278), and casualties fell 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 2020
131
Down 53% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
168
Down 55% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 2020

2.3% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2020 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.3%
  • Serious1511%
  • Slight11386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious1710%
  • Slight14888%

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. 2020 is highlighted, with 131, down 53% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 131
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (14%)
  • Tuesday22 (17%)
  • Wednesday19 (15%)
  • Thursday24 (18%)
  • Friday25 (19%)
  • Saturday10 (7.6%)
  • Sunday13 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (11%)
  • February13 (9.9%)
  • March7 (5.3%)
  • April2 (1.5%)
  • May3 (2.3%)
  • June9 (6.9%)
  • July12 (9.2%)
  • August16 (12%)
  • September14 (11%)
  • October11 (8.4%)
  • November14 (11%)
  • December16 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight96 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (6.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (6.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds90 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.5%)
  • Other4 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (5.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry79 (60%)
  • Wet or damp52 (40%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph81 (62%)
  • 40 mph14 (11%)
  • 50 mph9 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph22 (17%)
  • 70 mph5 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway107 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout5 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (6.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant115 (68%)
  • Cyclist24 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian13 (7.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 155 (3%)
  • 16 to 2025 (15%)
  • 21 to 2516 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3532 (19%)
  • 36 to 4529 (17%)
  • 46 to 5524 (14%)
  • 56 to 6516 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 757 (4.2%)
  • Over 7510 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider116 (69%)
  • Passenger39 (23%)
  • Pedestrian13 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car195 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (9.7%)
  • Motorcycle15 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 1QY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset West and Taunton in 2020, with 17 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 2020

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2020: 19, including 1 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38192210
2ndA358182805
3rdA39111502
4thB31706700
5thB32274500
6thA30383300
7thB31873500
8thM53301
9thA32592201
10thA3612200
11thA3962500
12thA30271200
13thA3781110
14thB31901100
15thB32231101

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2020

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 2020: 50.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2020

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 2020: 40.

Somerset and its former districts in 2020

Somerset recorded 637 collisions in 2020, and 21% of them were in the old Somerset West and Taunton district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2020, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years