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Taunton Deane road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 109 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 2020, and 135 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 12 were serious.

Collisions were down 50% on 2019 (219), and casualties fell from 288.

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 2020
109
Down 50% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
135
Down 53% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
12
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 2020

2.8% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 2020 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.8%
  • Serious1211%
  • Slight9486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.2%
  • Serious1410%
  • Slight11887%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 2020 is highlighted, with 109, down 50% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 109
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (15%)
  • Tuesday17 (16%)
  • Wednesday15 (14%)
  • Thursday21 (19%)
  • Friday20 (18%)
  • Saturday9 (8.3%)
  • Sunday11 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (10%)
  • February10 (9.2%)
  • March7 (6.4%)
  • April2 (1.8%)
  • May2 (1.8%)
  • June8 (7.3%)
  • July7 (6.4%)
  • August13 (12%)
  • September11 (10%)
  • October9 (8.3%)
  • November14 (13%)
  • December15 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight79 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (6.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds76 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.8%)
  • Other4 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (5.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry64 (59%)
  • Wet or damp45 (41%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph68 (62%)
  • 40 mph11 (10%)
  • 50 mph9 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph16 (15%)
  • 70 mph5 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway86 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout5 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (7.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant89 (66%)
  • Cyclist22 (16%)
  • Pedestrian12 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (8.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (3%)
  • 11 to 155 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2018 (13%)
  • 21 to 2513 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3528 (21%)
  • 36 to 4522 (16%)
  • 46 to 5520 (15%)
  • 56 to 6514 (10%)
  • 66 to 754 (3%)
  • Over 757 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider93 (69%)
  • Passenger30 (22%)
  • Pedestrian12 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car163 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (11%)
  • Motorcycle11 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 and the 2 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 (2)

Accident hotspots in Taunton Deane in 2020

Monkton & North Curry, Somerset, TA2 8QP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Taunton Deane in 2020, with 4 collisions.

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 2020

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 2020: 19, including 1 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38192210
2ndA358162205
3rdB31706700
4thB32274500
5thA30383300
6thB31873500
7thM53301
8thA32592201
9thA3612200
10thA30271200
11thA3781110

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2020

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 2020: 50.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2020

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 2020: 40.

Somerset and its former districts in 2020

Somerset recorded 637 collisions in 2020, and 17% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 2020, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years