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Taunton Deane road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 276 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 2009, and 380 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2008 (338), and casualties fell from 461.

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 2009
276
Down 18% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
380
Down 18% on 2008
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 2009

2.2% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious2911%
  • Slight24187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious338.7%
  • Slight34190%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 2009 is highlighted, with 276, down 18% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (17%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (16%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday31 (11%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (3.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (10%)
  • February16 (5.8%)
  • March21 (7.6%)
  • April19 (6.9%)
  • May24 (8.7%)
  • June21 (7.6%)
  • July23 (8.3%)
  • August24 (8.7%)
  • September32 (12%)
  • October18 (6.5%)
  • November29 (11%)
  • December21 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds225 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (11%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (66%)
  • Wet or damp83 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.3%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph138 (50%)
  • 40 mph24 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph70 (25%)
  • 70 mph26 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (13%)
  • Roundabout17 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant264 (69%)
  • Cyclist37 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2087 (23%)
  • 21 to 2550 (13%)
  • 26 to 3560 (16%)
  • 36 to 4558 (15%)
  • 46 to 5536 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.9%)
  • Over 7511 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (67%)
  • Passenger93 (24%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car387 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Monkton & North Curry, Somerset, TA2 8QP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Taunton Deane in 2009, with 5 collisions.

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 2009

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 2009: 48, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38486704
2ndA358386105
3rdM5254625
4thA3027101200
5thA3038101410
6thB3227101331
7thB31877800
8thA325951000
9thB31704500
10thA3612401
11thA3782200
12thB32242200
13thA30651100

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2009

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 2009: 113.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2009

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 2009: 97.

Somerset and its former districts in 2009

Somerset recorded 1,414 collisions in 2009, and 20% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 2009, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2009.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years