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Taunton Deane road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 403 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 2002, and 532 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2001 (437), and casualties fell from 592.

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 2002
403
Down 8% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
532
Down 10% on 2001
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 2002

1.7% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 2002 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious4712%
  • Slight34987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious519.6%
  • Slight47489%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 2002 is highlighted, with 403, down 8% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (15%)
  • Tuesday68 (17%)
  • Wednesday63 (16%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (10%)
  • February37 (9.2%)
  • March29 (7.2%)
  • April33 (8.2%)
  • May33 (8.2%)
  • June35 (8.7%)
  • July30 (7.4%)
  • August39 (9.7%)
  • September33 (8.2%)
  • October31 (7.7%)
  • November39 (9.7%)
  • December23 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight309 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (62%)
  • Wet or damp144 (36%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph195 (48%)
  • 40 mph40 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph16 (4%)
  • 60 mph111 (28%)
  • 70 mph39 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (14%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant358 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (13%)
  • Cyclist49 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2083 (16%)
  • 21 to 2564 (12%)
  • 26 to 3585 (16%)
  • 36 to 4598 (18%)
  • 46 to 5571 (13%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.3%)
  • Over 7526 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (68%)
  • Passenger137 (26%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car570 (73%)
  • Motorcycle71 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Monkton & North Curry, Somerset, TA2 8QP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Taunton Deane in 2002, with 9 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 2002

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 2002: 69, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38699319
2ndA358588226
3rdM5325122
4thB3227152314
5thB3170111711
6thA30277702
7thB31877800
8thA3616701
9thA30385600
10thA30654601
11thA32593300
12thA3783700
13thB32242201
14thA30881100

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2002

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 2002: 163.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2002

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 2002: 135.

Somerset and its former districts in 2002

Somerset recorded 1,884 collisions in 2002, and 21% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years