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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 176 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2022, and 242 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2021 (194), and casualties fell from 273.

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 2022
176
Down 9% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
242
Down 11% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 2022

0.6% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2022 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2011%
  • Slight15588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious218.7%
  • Slight22091%

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. 2022 is highlighted, with 176, down 9% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 176
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (14%)
  • Tuesday32 (18%)
  • Wednesday24 (14%)
  • Thursday20 (11%)
  • Friday33 (19%)
  • Saturday23 (13%)
  • Sunday19 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.5%)
  • February18 (10%)
  • March13 (7.4%)
  • April11 (6.3%)
  • May23 (13%)
  • June14 (8%)
  • July19 (11%)
  • August17 (9.7%)
  • September13 (7.4%)
  • October10 (5.7%)
  • November13 (7.4%)
  • December10 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (85%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (7.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (75%)
  • Wet or damp42 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (4.5%)
  • 30 mph99 (56%)
  • 40 mph10 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph12 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph42 (24%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway136 (77%)
  • Roundabout15 (8.5%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (60%)
  • Cyclist32 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (12%)
  • Pedestrian28 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2021 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2517 (7%)
  • 26 to 3542 (17%)
  • 36 to 4530 (12%)
  • 46 to 5532 (13%)
  • 56 to 6544 (18%)
  • 66 to 7522 (9.1%)
  • Over 7512 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider156 (64%)
  • Passenger58 (24%)
  • Pedestrian28 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car224 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (11%)
  • Motorcycle27 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 1QY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset West and Taunton in 2022, with 16 collisions.

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 2022

The A358 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2022: 20, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA358203303
2ndA39131603
3rdA38121401
4thB317081700
5thA30275601
6thA30384400
7thB322431001
8thB32273300
9thA30652200
10thA32592301
11thM52301
12thA3611100
13thB31901201
14thB32231110
15thB32771101

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2022

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 2022: 63.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2022

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 2022: 48.

Somerset and its former districts in 2022

Somerset recorded 739 collisions in 2022, and 24% of them were in the old Somerset West and Taunton district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2022, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2022.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years