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Taunton Deane road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 140 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 2023, and 199 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2022 (141), and casualties rose from 192.

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 2023
140
Down 1% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
199
Up 4% on 2022
Fatal collisions
3
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 2023

2.1% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 2023 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.1%
  • Serious1511%
  • Slight12287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious189%
  • Slight17789%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 2023 is highlighted, with 140, down 1% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 140
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (16%)
  • Tuesday20 (14%)
  • Wednesday24 (17%)
  • Thursday16 (11%)
  • Friday27 (19%)
  • Saturday22 (16%)
  • Sunday9 (6.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (7.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (12%)
  • February4 (2.9%)
  • March13 (9.3%)
  • April12 (8.6%)
  • May8 (5.7%)
  • June18 (13%)
  • July10 (7.1%)
  • August14 (10%)
  • September13 (9.3%)
  • October9 (6.4%)
  • November10 (7.1%)
  • December12 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight101 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds106 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (7.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry91 (65%)
  • Wet or damp40 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (5.7%)
  • 30 mph70 (50%)
  • 40 mph23 (16%)
  • 50 mph8 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph26 (19%)
  • 70 mph5 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway113 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout12 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant134 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist16 (8%)
  • Pedestrian16 (8%)
  • Van occupant6 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2033 (17%)
  • 21 to 2523 (12%)
  • 26 to 3526 (13%)
  • 36 to 4533 (17%)
  • 46 to 5518 (9%)
  • 56 to 6523 (12%)
  • 66 to 7514 (7%)
  • Over 7511 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider133 (67%)
  • Passenger50 (25%)
  • Pedestrian16 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car192 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle19 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Monkton & North Curry, Somerset, TA2 8QP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Taunton Deane in 2023, with 4 collisions.

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 2023

The A358 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 2023: 22, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA358223512
2ndA38212902
3rdA30385500
4thA3615800
5thM55802
6thA32594801
7thB31874700
8thB31703302
9thB32273300
10thA30272200
11thA30652300
12thA3782400
13thB31881200

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2023

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 2023: 50.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2023

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 2023: 47.

Somerset and its former districts in 2023

Somerset recorded 791 collisions in 2023, and 18% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 2023, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2023.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years