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Taunton Deane road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 236 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 2017, and 354 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2016 (240), and casualties rose from 340.

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 2017
236
Down 2% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
354
Up 4% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 2017

2.1% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 2017 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious2711%
  • Slight20486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious339.3%
  • Slight31589%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 2017 is highlighted, with 236, down 2% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (19%)
  • Thursday40 (17%)
  • Friday36 (15%)
  • Saturday32 (14%)
  • Sunday19 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.9%)
  • February13 (5.5%)
  • March23 (9.7%)
  • April18 (7.6%)
  • May12 (5.1%)
  • June20 (8.5%)
  • July20 (8.5%)
  • August21 (8.9%)
  • September24 (10%)
  • October17 (7.2%)
  • November27 (11%)
  • December20 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry170 (72%)
  • Wet or damp61 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph120 (51%)
  • 40 mph15 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph14 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph67 (28%)
  • 70 mph18 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (14%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (5.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant243 (69%)
  • Cyclist41 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2056 (16%)
  • 21 to 2539 (11%)
  • 26 to 3547 (13%)
  • 36 to 4539 (11%)
  • 46 to 5557 (16%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7531 (8.8%)
  • Over 7525 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider244 (69%)
  • Passenger82 (23%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car371 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle29 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Lydeard, Somerset, TA2 6QF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Taunton Deane in 2017, with 5 collisions.

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 2017

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 2017: 38, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38385917
2ndA358346306
3rdM5183801
4thA3027131302
5thB317091400
6thB322791211
7thA37871101
8thA30386601
9thB31874500
10thA32593300
11thA30652200
12thA3611200
13thB31391200
14thB32241100

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2017

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 2017: 87.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2017

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 2017: 78.

Somerset and its former districts in 2017

Somerset recorded 1,000 collisions in 2017, and 24% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years