Skip to main content
CrashStats

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2021, and 273 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were up 48% on 2020 (131), and casualties rose from 168.

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 2021
194
Up 48% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
273
Up 63% on 2020
Fatal collisions
8
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 2021

4.1% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2021 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.1%
  • Serious199.8%
  • Slight16786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal93.3%
  • Serious228.1%
  • Slight24289%

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. 2021 is highlighted, with 194, up 48% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 194
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (15%)
  • Tuesday27 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (16%)
  • Friday27 (14%)
  • Saturday29 (15%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (3.1%)
  • February10 (5.2%)
  • March12 (6.2%)
  • April15 (7.7%)
  • May19 (9.8%)
  • June18 (9.3%)
  • July19 (9.8%)
  • August17 (8.8%)
  • September16 (8.2%)
  • October26 (13%)
  • November18 (9.3%)
  • December18 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (9.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (14%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (6.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (74%)
  • Wet or damp49 (25%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph104 (54%)
  • 40 mph22 (11%)
  • 50 mph12 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph46 (24%)
  • 70 mph10 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (8.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant180 (66%)
  • Cyclist37 (14%)
  • Pedestrian28 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2032 (12%)
  • 21 to 2537 (14%)
  • 26 to 3549 (18%)
  • 36 to 4540 (15%)
  • 46 to 5542 (15%)
  • 56 to 6525 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.5%)
  • Over 7515 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider194 (71%)
  • Passenger51 (19%)
  • Pedestrian28 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car267 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (11%)
  • Motorcycle18 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 1QY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset West and Taunton in 2021, with 23 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 2021

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2021: 40, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38406313
2ndA358203203
3rdA39101421
4thA30278901
5thM581222
6thA30386800
7thB31874500
8thB32274600
9thB31703700
10thB31913310
11thB32243510
12thB31882300
13thA30371100
14thA30651101
15thA32591101
16thA3611100
17thB31901100
18thB32231100

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2021

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 2021: 68.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2021

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 2021: 65.

Somerset and its former districts in 2021

Somerset recorded 735 collisions in 2021, and 26% of them were in the old Somerset West and Taunton district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2021, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years