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Taunton Deane road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 2000, and 589 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1999 (414), and casualties rose from 576.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,135 collisions in Taunton Deane.

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

Collisions in 2000
442
Up 7% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
589
Up 2% on 1999
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
8.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 2000

0.7% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 2000 were fatal and 8.4% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious378.4%
  • Slight40291%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious498.3%
  • Slight53791%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 2000 is highlighted, with 442, up 7% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday75 (17%)
  • Thursday59 (13%)
  • Friday86 (19%)
  • Saturday59 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.9%)
  • February33 (7.5%)
  • March31 (7%)
  • April26 (5.9%)
  • May48 (11%)
  • June38 (8.6%)
  • July40 (9%)
  • August45 (10%)
  • September31 (7%)
  • October37 (8.4%)
  • November42 (9.5%)
  • December36 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other28 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (60%)
  • Wet or damp162 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Mud4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph231 (52%)
  • 40 mph28 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph129 (29%)
  • 70 mph38 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (15%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant366 (62%)
  • Cyclist70 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (10%)
  • Pedestrian57 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2098 (17%)
  • 21 to 2557 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35111 (19%)
  • 36 to 4587 (15%)
  • 46 to 5563 (11%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7%)
  • 66 to 7538 (6.5%)
  • Over 7526 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider385 (65%)
  • Passenger147 (25%)
  • Pedestrian57 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car602 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle59 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Taunton Deane

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 2000

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 2000: 76, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA387610506
2ndA358588605
3rdM5375824
4thB3227151903
5thA3027111102
6thB3170101801
7thB318771000
8thA32596800
9thA30385502
10thA3615601
11thA30654500
12thA3783400
13thB32243510
14thA3032302
15thB31391100

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2000

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 2000: 159.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2000

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 2000: 158.

Somerset and its former districts in 2000

Somerset recorded 1,866 collisions in 2000, and 24% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years