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Taunton Deane road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 376 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 2003, and 498 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2002 (403), and casualties fell from 532.

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 2003
376
Down 7% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
498
Down 6% on 2002
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 2003

1.3% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5414%
  • Slight31784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious6613%
  • Slight42786%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 2003 is highlighted, with 376, down 7% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (15%)
  • Wednesday64 (17%)
  • Thursday62 (16%)
  • Friday56 (15%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (11%)
  • February31 (8.2%)
  • March39 (10%)
  • April34 (9%)
  • May20 (5.3%)
  • June33 (8.8%)
  • July28 (7.4%)
  • August27 (7.2%)
  • September34 (9%)
  • October35 (9.3%)
  • November26 (6.9%)
  • December27 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry270 (72%)
  • Wet or damp101 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph179 (48%)
  • 40 mph34 (9%)
  • 50 mph18 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph105 (28%)
  • 70 mph39 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (18%)
  • Roundabout31 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (12%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist40 (8%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20121 (24%)
  • 21 to 2558 (12%)
  • 26 to 3585 (17%)
  • 36 to 4576 (15%)
  • 46 to 5543 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.4%)
  • Over 7518 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (62%)
  • Passenger141 (28%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car505 (72%)
  • Motorcycle59 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Blackdown & Neroche, Somerset, TA3 5LF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Taunton Deane in 2003, with 4 collisions.

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 2003

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 2003: 63, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38637629
2ndA358506705
3rdM5396316
4thB3227121810
5thA30277700
6thB31707701
7thB31877904
8thA30656601
9thA32596700
10thA30385501
11thA3615701
12thA3785702
13thA30882200
14thB32242500
15thA31200
16thB31881101

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2003

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 2003: 165.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2003

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 2003: 149.

Somerset and its former districts in 2003

Somerset recorded 1,759 collisions in 2003, and 21% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years