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Taunton Deane road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 2016, and 340 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2015 (193), and casualties rose from 254.

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 2016
240
Up 24% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
340
Up 34% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 2016

1.7% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 2016 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious3013%
  • Slight20686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious3611%
  • Slight30088%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 2016 is highlighted, with 240, up 24% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (16%)
  • Tuesday24 (10%)
  • Wednesday39 (16%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday46 (19%)
  • Saturday37 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.7%)
  • February16 (6.7%)
  • March21 (8.8%)
  • April20 (8.3%)
  • May17 (7.1%)
  • June17 (7.1%)
  • July22 (9.2%)
  • August31 (13%)
  • September26 (11%)
  • October20 (8.3%)
  • November18 (7.5%)
  • December16 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight184 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds190 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (72%)
  • Wet or damp63 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph121 (50%)
  • 40 mph20 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph19 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph58 (24%)
  • 70 mph20 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway165 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (12%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded34 (14%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (68%)
  • Pedestrian42 (12%)
  • Cyclist38 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2048 (14%)
  • 21 to 2544 (13%)
  • 26 to 3538 (11%)
  • 36 to 4551 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (14%)
  • 56 to 6535 (10%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.3%)
  • Over 7515 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider213 (63%)
  • Passenger85 (25%)
  • Pedestrian42 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car346 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle19 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Monkton & North Curry, Somerset, TA2 8QP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Taunton Deane in 2016, with 3 collisions.

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 2016

The A358 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 2016: 38, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA358385726
2ndA38344804
3rdM5203301
4thB318791001
5thB322791000
6thA30277800
7thB317071202
8thA30384600
9thA3614501
10thA32592200
11thB32242200
12thA30651100
13thA3781201
14thB31881400

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2016

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 2016: 93.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2016

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 2016: 74.

Somerset and its former districts in 2016

Somerset recorded 1,053 collisions in 2016, and 23% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 2016, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 24 December 2016.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years