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Taunton Deane road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 411 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 2005, and 569 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2004 (391), and casualties rose from 500.

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 2005
411
Up 5% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
569
Up 14% on 2004
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 2005

1.2% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious4912%
  • Slight35787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious5810%
  • Slight50489%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 2005 is highlighted, with 411, up 5% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (16%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday69 (17%)
  • Friday74 (18%)
  • Saturday39 (9.5%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (10%)
  • February20 (4.9%)
  • March29 (7.1%)
  • April26 (6.3%)
  • May42 (10%)
  • June36 (8.8%)
  • July37 (9%)
  • August37 (9%)
  • September30 (7.3%)
  • October33 (8%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December32 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds298 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other31 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (65%)
  • Wet or damp132 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph187 (45%)
  • 40 mph27 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph33 (8%)
  • 60 mph111 (27%)
  • 70 mph50 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (20%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant383 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (11%)
  • Cyclist53 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian49 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6%)
  • 16 to 2098 (17%)
  • 21 to 2577 (14%)
  • 26 to 3597 (17%)
  • 36 to 4580 (14%)
  • 46 to 5569 (12%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.2%)
  • Over 7525 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider381 (67%)
  • Passenger139 (24%)
  • Pedestrian49 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car589 (74%)
  • Motorcycle64 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Monkton & North Curry, Somerset, TA2 8QP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Taunton Deane in 2005, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 2005

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 2005: 78, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3878106111
2ndA358477101
3rdM5478715
4thA3027212201
5thA3038171902
6thB317091102
7thB322791512
8thA325981101
9thA30657901
10thA3615600
11thA37841100
12thB31873401
13thB31883300
14thB32241101

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2005

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 2005: 166.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2005

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 2005: 142.

Somerset and its former districts in 2005

Somerset recorded 1,888 collisions in 2005, and 22% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years