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Taunton Deane road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 338 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 2008, and 461 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2007 (365), and casualties fell from 491.

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 2008
338
Down 7% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
461
Down 6% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 2008

0.6% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4714%
  • Slight28986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5011%
  • Slight40989%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 2008 is highlighted, with 338, down 7% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday61 (18%)
  • Wednesday50 (15%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday59 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.4%)
  • February27 (8%)
  • March31 (9.2%)
  • April32 (9.5%)
  • May36 (11%)
  • June27 (8%)
  • July23 (6.8%)
  • August22 (6.5%)
  • September25 (7.4%)
  • October38 (11%)
  • November26 (7.7%)
  • December26 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight251 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (67%)
  • Wet or damp111 (33%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph175 (52%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph18 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph85 (25%)
  • 70 mph35 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (14%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (68%)
  • Pedestrian48 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (10%)
  • Cyclist33 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5%)
  • 16 to 2080 (17%)
  • 21 to 2565 (14%)
  • 26 to 3573 (16%)
  • 36 to 4572 (16%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.3%)
  • Over 7520 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider296 (64%)
  • Passenger117 (25%)
  • Pedestrian48 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car488 (77%)
  • Motorcycle48 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Monkton & North Curry, Somerset, TA2 8QP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Taunton Deane in 2008, with 12 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 2008

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 2008: 54, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38548916
2ndA358445914
3rdM5345706
4thA3027121201
5thB317091004
6thB322791001
7thA303881002
8thA32595701
9thA3785500
10thA30652200
11thA3612201
12thB31872200
13thA391100
14thB31881100
15thB31901100

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2008

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 2008: 142.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2008

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 2008: 124.

Somerset and its former districts in 2008

Somerset recorded 1,560 collisions in 2008, and 22% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years