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Taunton Deane road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 261 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 2011, and 407 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2010 (295), and casualties rose from 392.

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 2011
261
Down 12% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
407
Up 4% on 2010
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 2011

1.5% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 2011 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious2811%
  • Slight22988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious399.6%
  • Slight35888%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 2011 is highlighted, with 261, down 12% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (16%)
  • Tuesday48 (18%)
  • Wednesday38 (15%)
  • Thursday36 (14%)
  • Friday41 (16%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday20 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (6.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8%)
  • February19 (7.3%)
  • March15 (5.7%)
  • April18 (6.9%)
  • May21 (8%)
  • June21 (8%)
  • July21 (8%)
  • August22 (8.4%)
  • September23 (8.8%)
  • October18 (6.9%)
  • November29 (11%)
  • December33 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds225 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (7.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (77%)
  • Wet or damp56 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph147 (56%)
  • 40 mph18 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph16 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph54 (21%)
  • 70 mph23 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (12%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant272 (67%)
  • Cyclist46 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2062 (15%)
  • 21 to 2555 (14%)
  • 26 to 3573 (18%)
  • 36 to 4549 (12%)
  • 46 to 5566 (16%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.7%)
  • Over 7520 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (70%)
  • Passenger98 (24%)
  • Pedestrian23 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car409 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle40 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Monkton & North Curry, Somerset, TA2 8QP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Taunton Deane in 2011, with 6 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 2011

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 2011: 51, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38518216
2ndA358324802
3rdM5248211
4thA3027171802
5thA3065101200
6thB317081001
7thB32276901
8thA30384500
9thA32594400
10thA37841111
11thB31872301
12thB32242600
13thA3611201

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2011

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 2011: 121.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2011

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 2011: 112.

Somerset and its former districts in 2011

Somerset recorded 1,152 collisions in 2011, and 23% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years