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Taunton Deane road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 193 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 2015, and 254 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2014 (240), and casualties fell from 317.

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 2015
193
Down 20% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
254
Down 20% on 2014
Fatal collisions
5
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 2015

2.6% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 2015 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.6%
  • Serious2613%
  • Slight16284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious2911%
  • Slight22087%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 2015 is highlighted, with 193, down 20% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 193
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (13%)
  • Tuesday41 (21%)
  • Wednesday23 (12%)
  • Thursday22 (11%)
  • Friday41 (21%)
  • Saturday21 (11%)
  • Sunday20 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.3%)
  • February19 (9.8%)
  • March12 (6.2%)
  • April9 (4.7%)
  • May16 (8.3%)
  • June15 (7.8%)
  • July22 (11%)
  • August11 (5.7%)
  • September21 (11%)
  • October16 (8.3%)
  • November20 (10%)
  • December16 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds149 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (8.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Other4 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (72%)
  • Wet or damp55 (28%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (55%)
  • 40 mph14 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph41 (21%)
  • 70 mph20 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway123 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (17%)
  • Roundabout11 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (10%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant159 (63%)
  • Cyclist34 (13%)
  • Pedestrian27 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2033 (13%)
  • 21 to 2530 (12%)
  • 26 to 3534 (13%)
  • 36 to 4526 (10%)
  • 46 to 5546 (18%)
  • 56 to 6524 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.1%)
  • Over 7520 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider184 (72%)
  • Passenger43 (17%)
  • Pedestrian27 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car288 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Blackdown & Neroche, Somerset, TA3 5LF area and Monkton & North Curry, Somerset, TA2 8QP area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Taunton Deane in 2015, with 3 collisions each.

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 2015

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 2015: 41, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38416308
2ndA358222807
3rdM5223421
4thA30276700
5thB317061101
6thA30385500
7thB32275501
8thA3614403
9thA30653401
10thB31873400
11thA32591200
12thA3781110

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2015

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 2015: 77.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2015

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 2015: 68.

Somerset and its former districts in 2015

Somerset recorded 1,022 collisions in 2015, and 19% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 2015, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years