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Taunton Deane road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 164 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 2024, and 230 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2023 (140), and casualties rose from 199.

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 2024
164
Up 17% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
230
Up 16% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 2024

1.2% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 2024 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious2213%
  • Slight14085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious2410%
  • Slight20489%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 2024 is highlighted, with 164, up 17% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 164
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (12%)
  • Tuesday24 (15%)
  • Wednesday30 (18%)
  • Thursday22 (13%)
  • Friday36 (22%)
  • Saturday18 (11%)
  • Sunday14 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.1%)
  • February9 (5.5%)
  • March8 (4.9%)
  • April12 (7.3%)
  • May20 (12%)
  • June15 (9.1%)
  • July17 (10%)
  • August17 (10%)
  • September14 (8.5%)
  • October20 (12%)
  • November11 (6.7%)
  • December11 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight134 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (3.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds129 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry124 (76%)
  • Wet or damp38 (23%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (5.5%)
  • 30 mph76 (46%)
  • 40 mph27 (16%)
  • 50 mph13 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph30 (18%)
  • 70 mph9 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (12%)
  • Roundabout12 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant158 (69%)
  • Pedestrian24 (10%)
  • Cyclist22 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (3%)
  • 16 to 2033 (14%)
  • 21 to 2527 (12%)
  • 26 to 3538 (17%)
  • 36 to 4530 (13%)
  • 46 to 5526 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (11%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6.5%)
  • Over 7516 (7%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider159 (69%)
  • Passenger47 (20%)
  • Pedestrian24 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car224 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle20 (6.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Lydeard, Somerset, TA2 6QF area and Monkton & North Curry, Somerset, TA2 8QP area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Taunton Deane in 2024, with 5 collisions each.

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 2024

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 2024: 35, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38355206
2ndA358213304
3rdB3227101201
4thM591210
5thA302761002
6thB31705500
7thA32594401
8thB31874400
9thA3613501
10thA30382200
11thB32241200

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2024

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 2024: 58.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2024

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 2024: 61.

Somerset and its former districts in 2024

Somerset recorded 864 collisions in 2024, and 19% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 2024, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2024.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years