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Taunton Deane road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 255 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 2013, and 336 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2012 (216), and casualties rose from 286.

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 2013
255
Up 18% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
336
Up 17% on 2012
Fatal collisions
8
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 2013

3.1% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 2013 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.1%
  • Serious2811%
  • Slight21986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious319.2%
  • Slight29788%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 2013 is highlighted, with 255, up 18% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (19%)
  • Tuesday36 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (15%)
  • Thursday39 (15%)
  • Friday38 (15%)
  • Saturday28 (11%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9%)
  • February15 (5.9%)
  • March19 (7.5%)
  • April15 (5.9%)
  • May16 (6.3%)
  • June19 (7.5%)
  • July26 (10%)
  • August20 (7.8%)
  • September28 (11%)
  • October24 (9.4%)
  • November28 (11%)
  • December22 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (69%)
  • Wet or damp76 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph152 (60%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph17 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph48 (19%)
  • 70 mph20 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (11%)
  • Roundabout24 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant193 (57%)
  • Cyclist52 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (12%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2056 (17%)
  • 21 to 2545 (13%)
  • 26 to 3550 (15%)
  • 36 to 4545 (13%)
  • 46 to 5546 (14%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.4%)
  • Over 7525 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider239 (71%)
  • Passenger67 (20%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car338 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (11%)
  • Motorcycle42 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (3)

Accident hotspots in Taunton Deane in 2013

Monkton & North Curry, Somerset, TA2 8QP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Taunton Deane in 2013, with 7 collisions.

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 2013

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 2013: 51, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA385168210
2ndA358294601
3rdM5173331
4thA3038161800
5thA3027101100
6thB31706700
7thB31876700
8thA30654801
9thB32274600
10thA3613401
11thA32592201
12thB32242200
13thA3781100

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2013

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 2013: 122.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2013

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 2013: 99.

Somerset and its former districts in 2013

Somerset recorded 1,157 collisions in 2013, and 22% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 2013, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years