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Taunton Deane road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 295 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 2010, and 392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2009 (276), and casualties rose from 380.

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 2010
295
Up 7% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
392
Up 3% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 2010

0.3% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 2010 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3813%
  • Slight25687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight34989%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 2010 is highlighted, with 295, up 7% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (17%)
  • Thursday45 (15%)
  • Friday60 (20%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday21 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.8%)
  • February22 (7.5%)
  • March27 (9.2%)
  • April25 (8.5%)
  • May36 (12%)
  • June18 (6.1%)
  • July29 (9.8%)
  • August26 (8.8%)
  • September31 (11%)
  • October20 (6.8%)
  • November20 (6.8%)
  • December18 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (73%)
  • Wet or damp68 (23%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.4%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph151 (51%)
  • 40 mph22 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph28 (9.5%)
  • 60 mph64 (22%)
  • 70 mph30 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (15%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant263 (67%)
  • Cyclist52 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2069 (18%)
  • 21 to 2552 (13%)
  • 26 to 3556 (14%)
  • 36 to 4558 (15%)
  • 46 to 5539 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.6%)
  • Over 7521 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (72%)
  • Passenger84 (21%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car454 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Lydeard, Somerset, TA2 6QF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Taunton Deane in 2010, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 2010

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 2010: 47, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38477205
2ndA358425606
3rdM5314406
4thA3027202201
5thB317071403
6thB32277900
7thA30386701
8thA3614400
9thA3784601
10thA32593300
11thB31873301
12thA30652300
13thA30881100
14thB32241200

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2010

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 2010: 117.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2010

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 2010: 103.

Somerset and its former districts in 2010

Somerset recorded 1,272 collisions in 2010, and 23% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years