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Taunton Deane road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 216 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 2012, and 286 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2011 (261), and casualties fell from 407.

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 2012
216
Down 17% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
286
Down 30% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 2012

1.9% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 2012 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious2311%
  • Slight18988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious238%
  • Slight25991%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 2012 is highlighted, with 216, down 17% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 216
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (17%)
  • Wednesday35 (16%)
  • Thursday41 (19%)
  • Friday34 (16%)
  • Saturday19 (8.8%)
  • Sunday21 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.3%)
  • February23 (11%)
  • March20 (9.3%)
  • April12 (5.6%)
  • May20 (9.3%)
  • June21 (9.7%)
  • July14 (6.5%)
  • August16 (7.4%)
  • September17 (7.9%)
  • October20 (9.3%)
  • November15 (6.9%)
  • December20 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (66%)
  • Wet or damp68 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph106 (49%)
  • 40 mph14 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph14 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph64 (30%)
  • 70 mph15 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway175 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant181 (63%)
  • Cyclist37 (13%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2053 (19%)
  • 21 to 2544 (15%)
  • 26 to 3536 (13%)
  • 36 to 4542 (15%)
  • 46 to 5537 (13%)
  • 56 to 6529 (10%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.5%)
  • Over 7519 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider206 (72%)
  • Passenger52 (18%)
  • Pedestrian28 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car291 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (10%)
  • Motorcycle23 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Monkton & North Curry, Somerset, TA2 8QP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Taunton Deane in 2012, with 6 collisions.

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 2012

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 2012: 42, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38426103
2ndA358202712
3rdM5152302
4thB3227141903
5thA3038101200
6thA30278901
7thB31876703
8thA32595700
9thA30654410
10thB31704801
11thA3782300
12thA3611100

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2012

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 2012: 81.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2012

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 2012: 64.

Somerset and its former districts in 2012

Somerset recorded 1,075 collisions in 2012, and 20% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 2012, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years