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Taunton Deane road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 437 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 2001, and 592 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2000 (442), and casualties rose from 589.

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 2001
437
Down 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
592
Up 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
8% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 2001

1.1% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 2001 were fatal and 8% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious358%
  • Slight39791%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious416.9%
  • Slight54692%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 2001 is highlighted, with 437, down 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (16%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday70 (16%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday54 (12%)
  • Sunday40 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (9.2%)
  • February30 (6.9%)
  • March32 (7.3%)
  • April37 (8.5%)
  • May45 (10%)
  • June29 (6.6%)
  • July24 (5.5%)
  • August44 (10%)
  • September29 (6.6%)
  • October45 (10%)
  • November43 (9.8%)
  • December39 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other26 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry274 (63%)
  • Wet or damp143 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph248 (57%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph113 (26%)
  • 70 mph37 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (16%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant383 (65%)
  • Pedestrian65 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist53 (9%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1547 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20120 (20%)
  • 21 to 2563 (11%)
  • 26 to 35118 (20%)
  • 36 to 4573 (12%)
  • 46 to 5562 (10%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.9%)
  • Over 7520 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider375 (63%)
  • Passenger152 (26%)
  • Pedestrian65 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car610 (75%)
  • Motorcycle66 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (3)

Accident hotspots in Taunton Deane in 2001

Blackdown & Neroche, Somerset, TA3 5LF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Taunton Deane in 2001, with 7 collisions.

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 2001

The A358 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 2001: 57, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA358578114
2ndA38527214
3rdM5356420
4thB3170121701
5thA3027111101
6thA3038111100
7thA306571001
8thA3616700
9thB32276811
10thB31884500
11thA32593601
12thA3783500
13thB31873400
14thA30881400
15thB30271100

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2001

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 2001: 191.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2001

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 2001: 178.

Somerset and its former districts in 2001

Somerset recorded 1,857 collisions in 2001, and 24% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years