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Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 1QY area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 896 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Taunton East ward, Somerset, from 2001 to 2025, with 1,018 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 79 were serious.

In 2025 there were 10 collisions here, down from 17 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
896
449th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
1,018
1.14 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
10
Down 41% on 2024

Crash severity at the TA1 1QY hotspot

80 of the 896 collisions here (8.9%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious798.8%
  • Slight81691%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
81
Slightly injured
936
All casualties
1,018

Accidents by year at the TA1 1QY hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 69 in 2004, against an average of 36 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the TA1 1QY hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251010
20241723
20231720
20221620
20212329
20201719
20193033
20182936
20173134
20162430
20151921
20143940
20134044
20122026
20113435
20104857
20093945
20083842
20074352
20065565
20055561
20046974
20036469
20025461
20016572

Map of crashes at the TA1 1QY hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near TA1 1QY.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 1QY 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 1QY 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
Taunton East
Council area
Somerset
Nearest postcode to the centre
TA1 1QY
Postcode district
TA1
Centre (latitude, longitude)
51.0163, -3.0997
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
21 October 2025
Rank by collisions
449th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the TA1 1QY hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A38, with 238 of 896, followed by the A3027 with 193.

Collisions at the TA1 1QY hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38238287117
2ndA3027193211020
3rdA3038125146011
4thB3170192003
5thA30884401
6thA3582201
7thA31200
8thA30371100
9thB30271100

Towns near the TA1 1QY hotspot

879 of the 896 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Taunton.

Accident hotspots near TA1 1QY

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, 0.9 km away, with 64 collisions.

All 896 crashes at the TA1 1QY hotspot

Newest first, from 7 January 2001 to 21 October 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year