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Taunton Deane road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 155 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 2025, and 201 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2024 (164), and casualties fell from 230.

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 2025
155
Down 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
201
Down 13% on 2024
Fatal collisions
6
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 2025

3.9% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.9%
  • Serious3523%
  • Slight11474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63%
  • Serious4321%
  • Slight15276%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 2025 is highlighted, with 155, down 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 155
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (16%)
  • Tuesday16 (10%)
  • Wednesday26 (17%)
  • Thursday24 (15%)
  • Friday29 (19%)
  • Saturday16 (10%)
  • Sunday19 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.1%)
  • February10 (6.5%)
  • March10 (6.5%)
  • April13 (8.4%)
  • May13 (8.4%)
  • June13 (8.4%)
  • July12 (7.7%)
  • August15 (9.7%)
  • September11 (7.1%)
  • October22 (14%)
  • November16 (10%)
  • December9 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight121 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds132 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (12%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (74%)
  • Wet or damp37 (24%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (8.4%)
  • 30 mph77 (50%)
  • 40 mph17 (11%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph34 (22%)
  • 70 mph8 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (80%)
  • Roundabout15 (9.7%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant136 (68%)
  • Cyclist18 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian16 (8%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (2%)
  • 11 to 158 (4%)
  • 16 to 2025 (12%)
  • 21 to 2515 (7.5%)
  • 26 to 3534 (17%)
  • 36 to 4528 (14%)
  • 46 to 5528 (14%)
  • 56 to 6521 (10%)
  • 66 to 7513 (6.5%)
  • Over 7515 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (70%)
  • Passenger44 (22%)
  • Pedestrian16 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car202 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle17 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Lydeard, Somerset, TA2 6QF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Taunton Deane in 2025, with 3 collisions.

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 2025

The A358 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 2025: 23, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA358233005
2ndA38212714
3rdB322791314
4thB31878811
5thM581201
6thA32595600
7thB317041010
8thA30272201
9thA30382202
10thA30652200
11thA3612200
12thA3781101
13thB32241201

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2025

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 2025: 54.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 2025

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 2025: 51.

Somerset and its former districts in 2025

Somerset recorded 856 collisions in 2025, and 18% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 2025, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2025.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years