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Taunton Deane road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 204 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 2018, and 277 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2017 (236), and casualties fell from 354.

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 2018
204
Down 14% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
277
Down 22% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 2018

2.5% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 2018 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.5%
  • Serious209.8%
  • Slight17988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.9%
  • Serious279.7%
  • Slight24287%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 2018 is highlighted, with 204, down 14% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 204
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (15%)
  • Tuesday19 (9.3%)
  • Wednesday48 (24%)
  • Thursday31 (15%)
  • Friday37 (18%)
  • Saturday19 (9.3%)
  • Sunday20 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.4%)
  • February20 (9.8%)
  • March16 (7.8%)
  • April19 (9.3%)
  • May19 (9.3%)
  • June13 (6.4%)
  • July26 (13%)
  • August16 (7.8%)
  • September16 (7.8%)
  • October21 (10%)
  • November11 (5.4%)
  • December14 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds149 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Other5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (4.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (66%)
  • Wet or damp66 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph94 (46%)
  • 40 mph19 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph19 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph50 (25%)
  • 70 mph21 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (15%)
  • Roundabout11 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2%)
  • Not recorded25 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (70%)
  • Cyclist37 (13%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2029 (10%)
  • 21 to 2530 (11%)
  • 26 to 3552 (19%)
  • 36 to 4540 (14%)
  • 46 to 5541 (15%)
  • 56 to 6534 (12%)
  • 66 to 7521 (7.6%)
  • Over 758 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (70%)
  • Passenger61 (22%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car310 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle17 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Monkton & North Curry, Somerset, TA2 8QP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Taunton Deane in 2018, with 3 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 2018

The A358 and A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 2018, with 38 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA358385516
2ndA38385204
3rdM5224543
4thA302791001
5thB317071200
6thA30386600
7thB31876900
8thA30655700
9thB32274700
10thA32592201
11thA3782301
12thA3611100
13thB32241100

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2018

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 2018: 79.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2018

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 2018: 76.

Somerset and its former districts in 2018

Somerset recorded 973 collisions in 2018, and 21% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 2018, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2018.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years