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Taunton Deane road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 382 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 2006, and 515 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2005 (411), and casualties fell from 569.

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 2006
382
Down 7% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
515
Down 9% on 2005
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 2006

1.3% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 2006 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5414%
  • Slight32385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious5511%
  • Slight45488%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 2006 is highlighted, with 382, down 7% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (16%)
  • Thursday66 (17%)
  • Friday66 (17%)
  • Saturday46 (12%)
  • Sunday33 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.1%)
  • February29 (7.6%)
  • March33 (8.6%)
  • April22 (5.8%)
  • May23 (6%)
  • June34 (8.9%)
  • July40 (10%)
  • August34 (8.9%)
  • September43 (11%)
  • October32 (8.4%)
  • November30 (7.9%)
  • December35 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds302 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other19 (5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry262 (69%)
  • Wet or damp117 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph188 (49%)
  • 40 mph40 (10%)
  • 50 mph29 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph101 (26%)
  • 70 mph24 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (15%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant329 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist49 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2098 (19%)
  • 21 to 2547 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3580 (16%)
  • 36 to 4560 (12%)
  • 46 to 5574 (14%)
  • 56 to 6554 (10%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.2%)
  • Over 7528 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (68%)
  • Passenger124 (24%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car531 (74%)
  • Motorcycle58 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Monkton & North Curry, Somerset, TA2 8QP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Taunton Deane in 2006, with 10 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 2006

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 2006: 80, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA388011226
2ndA358466209
3rdM5244111
4thA3038182204
5thA3027151602
6thB3227151912
7thB3170142900
8thB3187111201
9thA32595802
10thA3785700
11thA3614600
12thA30653401
13thB32241100

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2006

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 2006: 163.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2006

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 2006: 144.

Somerset and its former districts in 2006

Somerset recorded 1,837 collisions in 2006, and 21% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 2006, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years