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Taunton Deane road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 391 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 2004, and 500 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2003 (376), and casualties rose from 498.

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 2004
391
Up 4% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
500
Level with 2003
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 2004

1.3% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5013%
  • Slight33686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious6313%
  • Slight43086%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 2004 is highlighted, with 391, up 4% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (13%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday69 (18%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.9%)
  • February30 (7.7%)
  • March21 (5.4%)
  • April24 (6.1%)
  • May35 (9%)
  • June26 (6.6%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August29 (7.4%)
  • September34 (8.7%)
  • October38 (9.7%)
  • November45 (12%)
  • December41 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (65%)
  • Wet or damp128 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph206 (53%)
  • 40 mph32 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph21 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph92 (24%)
  • 70 mph39 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway303 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (16%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant326 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (11%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist45 (9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20101 (20%)
  • 21 to 2553 (11%)
  • 26 to 3579 (16%)
  • 36 to 4580 (16%)
  • 46 to 5558 (12%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.4%)
  • Over 7521 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider327 (65%)
  • Passenger124 (25%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car531 (74%)
  • Motorcycle58 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Blackdown & Neroche, Somerset, TA3 5LF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Taunton Deane in 2004, with 6 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 2004

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 2004: 77, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38779608
2ndA3585787210
3rdM5375712
4thA3027171903
5thA30389902
6thB317091200
7thB322791102
8thB318771210
9thA3614410
10thB32244701
11thA30653402
12thA32593300
13thA3782200
14thA30881101
15thB31451200
16thB31881100
17thB31901101

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2004

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 2004: 166.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2004

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 2004: 143.

Somerset and its former districts in 2004

Somerset recorded 1,757 collisions in 2004, and 22% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years