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Taunton Deane road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 2014, and 317 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2013 (255), and casualties fell from 336.

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 2014
240
Down 6% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
317
Down 6% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 2014

2.1% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 2014 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious2410%
  • Slight21188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious288.8%
  • Slight28490%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 2014 is highlighted, with 240, down 6% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 240
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (18%)
  • Tuesday45 (19%)
  • Wednesday34 (14%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday36 (15%)
  • Saturday24 (10%)
  • Sunday25 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (3.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.3%)
  • February16 (6.7%)
  • March17 (7.1%)
  • April15 (6.3%)
  • May23 (9.6%)
  • June29 (12%)
  • July29 (12%)
  • August25 (10%)
  • September11 (4.6%)
  • October21 (8.8%)
  • November22 (9.2%)
  • December17 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds206 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (71%)
  • Wet or damp68 (28%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph122 (51%)
  • 40 mph25 (10%)
  • 50 mph20 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph49 (20%)
  • 70 mph24 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (12%)
  • Roundabout16 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant184 (58%)
  • Cyclist48 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (10%)
  • Pedestrian28 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2043 (14%)
  • 21 to 2540 (13%)
  • 26 to 3555 (17%)
  • 36 to 4543 (14%)
  • 46 to 5553 (17%)
  • 56 to 6529 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.4%)
  • Over 7514 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider218 (69%)
  • Passenger71 (22%)
  • Pedestrian28 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car311 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (11%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Monkton & North Curry, Somerset, TA2 8QP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Taunton Deane in 2014, with 4 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 2014

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 2014: 56, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38567628
2ndA358273814
3rdM5203613
4thA3038141400
5thA30278800
6thA32598902
7thB32276711
8thA37851301
9thB31875700
10thA30654500
11thA3612201
12thB31702200
13thB32242200

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2014

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 2014: 118.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2014

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 2014: 103.

Somerset and its former districts in 2014

Somerset recorded 1,162 collisions in 2014, and 21% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 2014, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years