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Taunton Deane road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 141 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 2022, and 192 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 13 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2021 (163), and casualties fell from 233.

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 2022
141
Down 13% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
192
Down 18% on 2021
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
13
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 2022

None of the collisions in Taunton Deane in 2022 were fatal and 9.2% were serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious139.2%
  • Slight12891%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious136.8%
  • Slight17993%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 2022 is highlighted, with 141, down 13% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 141
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (15%)
  • Tuesday28 (20%)
  • Wednesday20 (14%)
  • Thursday15 (11%)
  • Friday25 (18%)
  • Saturday20 (14%)
  • Sunday12 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (11%)
  • February15 (11%)
  • March11 (7.8%)
  • April7 (5%)
  • May18 (13%)
  • June11 (7.8%)
  • July12 (8.5%)
  • August13 (9.2%)
  • September12 (8.5%)
  • October9 (6.4%)
  • November11 (7.8%)
  • December7 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (87%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds114 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (7.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (73%)
  • Wet or damp36 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph86 (61%)
  • 40 mph7 (5%)
  • 50 mph7 (5%)
  • 60 mph32 (23%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway110 (78%)
  • Roundabout12 (8.5%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (7.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant111 (58%)
  • Cyclist31 (16%)
  • Pedestrian24 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (9.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2015 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 2517 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3533 (17%)
  • 36 to 4527 (14%)
  • 46 to 5528 (15%)
  • 56 to 6530 (16%)
  • 66 to 7517 (8.9%)
  • Over 757 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider125 (65%)
  • Passenger43 (22%)
  • Pedestrian24 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car178 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (13%)
  • Motorcycle19 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Blackdown & Neroche, Somerset, TA3 5LF area and Lydeard, Somerset, TA2 6QF area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Taunton Deane in 2022, with 2 collisions each.

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 2022

The A358 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 2022: 20, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA358203303
2ndA38121401
3rdB317081700
4thA30275601
5thA30384400
6thB32273300
7thA30652200
8thA32592301
9thA3611100
10thB32771101
11thM51100

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2022

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 2022: 63.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2022

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 2022: 48.

Somerset and its former districts in 2022

Somerset recorded 739 collisions in 2022, and 19% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 2022, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 16 December 2022.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years