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Taunton Deane road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 15,135 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025, and 20,268 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 281 were fatal and 2,641 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 155 collisions, down 5% on 2024 (164), and casualties fell from 230 to 201.

District council until April 2019, now part of Somerset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
15,135
Casualties
20,268
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
281
1.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
155
Down 5% on 2024

Crash severity in Taunton Deane

1.9% of collisions in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2811.9%
  • Serious2,64117%
  • Slight12,21381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3061.5%
  • Serious3,13415%
  • Slight16,82883%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. In 2025 there were 155, down 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 155
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025155201
2024164230
2023140199
2022141192
2021163233
2020109135
2019219288
2018204277
2017236354
2016240340
2015193254
2014240317
2013255336
2012216286
2011261407
2010295392
2009276380
2008338461
2007365491
2006382515
2005411569
2004391500
2003376498
2002403532
2001437592
2000442589
1999414576
1998430575
1997446606
1996400529
1995399569
1994404544
1993330439
1992363464
1991355482
1990394480
1989386508
1988403510
1987386503
1986357484
1985374496
1984387523
1983379465
1982359492
1981423520
1980339467
1979355468

When and where crashes happen in Taunton Deane

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,241 (15%)
  • Tuesday2,169 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,258 (15%)
  • Thursday2,379 (16%)
  • Friday2,545 (17%)
  • Saturday2,028 (13%)
  • Sunday1,515 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59538 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59211 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,066 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,295 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,720 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,876 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,186 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,243 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,242 (8.2%)
  • February1,051 (6.9%)
  • March1,087 (7.2%)
  • April1,182 (7.8%)
  • May1,337 (8.8%)
  • June1,228 (8.1%)
  • July1,360 (9%)
  • August1,323 (8.7%)
  • September1,280 (8.5%)
  • October1,386 (9.2%)
  • November1,367 (9%)
  • December1,292 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight11,337 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,082 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,388 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown176 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit84 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded68 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,517 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,944 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds286 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds226 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist137 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds58 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds18 (0.1%)
  • Other667 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded282 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry9,971 (66%)
  • Wet or damp4,766 (31%)
  • Frost or ice228 (1.5%)
  • Snow57 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep26 (0.2%)
  • Mud9 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded70 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph78 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph7,663 (51%)
  • 40 mph1,028 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph578 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph4,338 (29%)
  • 70 mph1,425 (9.4%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,895 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway1,941 (13%)
  • Roundabout703 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road325 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded271 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,988 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist2,760 (14%)
  • Cyclist2,389 (12%)
  • Pedestrian2,041 (10%)
  • Van occupant384 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)239 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant193 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant107 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant81 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant58 (0.3%)
  • Other24 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5367 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10623 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 151,300 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 204,196 (21%)
  • 21 to 252,442 (12%)
  • 26 to 353,217 (16%)
  • 36 to 452,571 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,088 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,525 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 751,002 (4.9%)
  • Over 75783 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded154 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider13,255 (65%)
  • Passenger4,972 (25%)
  • Pedestrian2,041 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car19,784 (70%)
  • Motorcycle2,851 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle2,465 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,057 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes950 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle308 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach302 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car140 (0.5%)
  • Minibus96 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle77 (0.3%)
  • Other28 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Taunton Deane

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 3 busiest accident hotspots in Taunton Deane

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (3)

Accident hotspots in Taunton Deane

Monkton & North Curry, Somerset, TA2 8QP area is the busiest accident hotspot in Taunton Deane, with 130 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025: 2,722, including 53 fatal and 478 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA382,7223,66753478
2ndA3582,0572,99042392
3rdM51,0551,85344159
4thA36158674619154
5thA3027408441149
6thA3038397450355
7thB32273495021659
8thB3170340553565
9thB3187296380552
10thA378150241933
11thA3259136176224
12thA3065133172416
13thB3224466415
14thB3139263939
15thB3188213314
16thA39202202
17thA303142205
18thA3088121703
19thB3151121834
20thB31355603

Towns in Taunton Deane

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025: 6,204.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025: 5,446.

Somerset and its former districts

Somerset recorded 70,092 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 22% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane

Of the latest 24 crashes in Taunton Deane, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 24 December 2025.

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