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Taunton Deane road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 163 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 2021, and 233 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were up 50% on 2020 (109), and casualties rose from 135.

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 2021
163
Up 50% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
233
Up 73% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 2021

2.5% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 2021 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious169.8%
  • Slight14388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious177.3%
  • Slight21291%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 2021 is highlighted, with 163, up 50% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 163
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (17%)
  • Tuesday22 (13%)
  • Wednesday25 (15%)
  • Thursday26 (16%)
  • Friday24 (15%)
  • Saturday22 (13%)
  • Sunday17 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (3.7%)
  • February8 (4.9%)
  • March11 (6.7%)
  • April12 (7.4%)
  • May16 (9.8%)
  • June15 (9.2%)
  • July17 (10%)
  • August11 (6.7%)
  • September12 (7.4%)
  • October21 (13%)
  • November18 (11%)
  • December16 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (6.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds120 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (15%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (7.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (72%)
  • Wet or damp44 (27%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph91 (56%)
  • 40 mph20 (12%)
  • 50 mph11 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph31 (19%)
  • 70 mph10 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway115 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (12%)
  • Roundabout10 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (8.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant165 (71%)
  • Cyclist32 (14%)
  • Pedestrian21 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2028 (12%)
  • 21 to 2535 (15%)
  • 26 to 3539 (17%)
  • 36 to 4536 (15%)
  • 46 to 5531 (13%)
  • 56 to 6523 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6%)
  • Over 7513 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider165 (71%)
  • Passenger47 (20%)
  • Pedestrian21 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car234 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4%)
  • Motorcycle10 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.3%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Monkton & North Curry, Somerset, TA2 8QP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Taunton Deane in 2021, with 6 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 2021

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 2021: 40, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38406313
2ndA358182803
3rdA30278901
4thM581222
5thA30386800
6thB31874500
7thB32274600
8thB31703700
9thB31882300
10thA30371100
11thA30651101
12thA32591101
13thA3611100
14thB32241200

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2021

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 2021: 68.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2021

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 2021: 65.

Somerset and its former districts in 2021

Somerset recorded 735 collisions in 2021, and 22% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 2021, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years