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Taunton Deane road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 365 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 2007, and 491 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2006 (382), and casualties fell from 515.

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 2007
365
Down 4% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
491
Down 5% on 2006
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 2007

1.4% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious4512%
  • Slight31586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious479.6%
  • Slight43989%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 2007 is highlighted, with 365, down 4% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (16%)
  • Wednesday63 (17%)
  • Thursday63 (17%)
  • Friday50 (14%)
  • Saturday41 (11%)
  • Sunday35 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.2%)
  • February24 (6.6%)
  • March23 (6.3%)
  • April34 (9.3%)
  • May31 (8.5%)
  • June28 (7.7%)
  • July43 (12%)
  • August38 (10%)
  • September31 (8.5%)
  • October29 (7.9%)
  • November31 (8.5%)
  • December23 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (8.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (75%)
  • Wet or damp90 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph178 (49%)
  • 40 mph34 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph21 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph91 (25%)
  • 70 mph38 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (17%)
  • Roundabout28 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (11%)
  • Cyclist48 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20103 (21%)
  • 21 to 2550 (10%)
  • 26 to 3584 (17%)
  • 36 to 4585 (17%)
  • 46 to 5554 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.5%)
  • Over 7517 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider327 (67%)
  • Passenger119 (24%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car523 (73%)
  • Motorcycle55 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (3)

Accident hotspots in Taunton Deane in 2007

Monkton & North Curry, Somerset, TA2 8QP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Taunton Deane in 2007, with 11 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 2007

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 2007: 61, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386177110
2ndA358506804
3rdM5396923
4thA3027131602
5thA3038121700
6thB3170101302
7thB322791401
8thB31876600
9thA3785601
10thA32594400
11thA3614601
12thA30653500
13thB31881501
14thB32241100

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2007

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 2007: 159.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2007

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 2007: 133.

Somerset and its former districts in 2007

Somerset recorded 1,755 collisions in 2007, and 21% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 2007, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years