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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 217 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2024, and 303 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 26% on 2023 (172), and casualties rose from 253.

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 2024
217
Up 26% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
303
Up 20% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 2024

2.3% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2024 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious3114%
  • Slight18183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious3311%
  • Slight26587%

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. 2024 is highlighted, with 217, up 26% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (12%)
  • Tuesday32 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (18%)
  • Thursday29 (13%)
  • Friday47 (22%)
  • Saturday25 (12%)
  • Sunday19 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.9%)
  • February13 (6%)
  • March12 (5.5%)
  • April16 (7.4%)
  • May26 (12%)
  • June21 (9.7%)
  • July20 (9.2%)
  • August23 (11%)
  • September19 (8.8%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November13 (6%)
  • December15 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds170 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (75%)
  • Wet or damp53 (24%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (5.5%)
  • 30 mph90 (41%)
  • 40 mph29 (13%)
  • 50 mph19 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph58 (27%)
  • 70 mph9 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout13 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant199 (66%)
  • Pedestrian31 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist26 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4%)
  • 16 to 2045 (15%)
  • 21 to 2531 (10%)
  • 26 to 3543 (14%)
  • 36 to 4541 (14%)
  • 46 to 5533 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (11%)
  • 66 to 7526 (8.6%)
  • Over 7524 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider207 (68%)
  • Passenger65 (21%)
  • Pedestrian31 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car291 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle29 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (6.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 1QY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Somerset West and Taunton in 2024, with 17 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 2024

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 2024: 35, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38355206
2ndA358274206
3rdA39243734
4thB3227101201
5thM591210
6thA302761002
7thB31705500
8thA32594401
9thB31874400
10thB32244501
11thA3613501
12thA3963300
13thA30382200
14thB31882301
15thB31912200

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2024

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 2024: 58.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 2024

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 2024: 61.

Somerset and its former districts in 2024

Somerset recorded 864 collisions in 2024, and 25% of them were in the old Somerset West and Taunton district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 2024, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2024.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years