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Bishop's Hull & Taunton West, Somerset, TA1 5BX area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 286 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West ward, Somerset, from 2001 to 2025, with 331 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 28 were serious.

In 2025 there were 10 collisions here, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
286
2,786th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
331
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
10
4 in 2024

Crash severity at the TA1 5BX hotspot

29 of the 286 collisions here (10%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious289.8%
  • Slight25790%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
28
Slightly injured
302
All casualties
331

Accidents by year at the TA1 5BX hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 18 in 2013, against an average of 11 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the TA1 5BX hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251011
202444
202333
202245
20211113
202066
20191313
201856
201766
20161215
20151315
20141417
20131824
20121516
20111414
201077
20091517
20081521
20071416
20061721
20051820
20041010
20031010
20021520
20011721

Map of crashes at the TA1 5BX hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near TA1 5BX.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Bishop's Hull & Taunton West, Somerset, TA1 5BX area accident hotspot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the TA1 5BX hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
Council area
Somerset
Nearest postcode to the centre
TA1 5BX
Postcode district
TA1
Centre (latitude, longitude)
51.01167, -3.11511
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
11 November 2025
Rank by collisions
2,786th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the TA1 5BX hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A38, with 130 of 286, followed by the A3027 with 1.

Collisions at the TA1 5BX hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38130151111
2ndA30271100
3rdB31701100

Towns near the TA1 5BX hotspot

All 286 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Taunton.

Accident hotspots near TA1 5BX

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Bishop's Hull & Taunton West, Somerset, TA1 1EF area, 1 km away, with 64 collisions.

All 286 crashes at the TA1 5BX hotspot

Newest first, from 23 January 2001 to 11 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year