Serious
Volkswagen Touran crash on the A358 in Somerset, 10 Dec 2025, 12:30
- Volkswagen Touran and Volkswagen T-Roc
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025520600789
Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 2UH area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 375 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Taunton East ward, Somerset, from 2001 to 2025, with 485 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 31 were serious.
In 2025 there were 6 collisions here, down from 16 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 375
- 1,943rd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 485
- 1.29 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 6
- Down 63% on 2024
Crash severity at the TA1 2UH hotspot
33 of the 375 collisions here (8.8%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal20.5%
- Serious318.3%
- Slight34291%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 33
- Slightly injured
- 450
- All casualties
- 485
Accidents by year at the TA1 2UH hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 29 in 2003, against an average of 15 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the TA1 2UH hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 6
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 7 |
| 2024 | 16 | 19 |
| 2023 | 9 | 10 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 10 | 11 |
| 2020 | 6 | 9 |
| 2019 | 10 | 12 |
| 2018 | 12 | 13 |
| 2017 | 13 | 21 |
| 2016 | 15 | 24 |
| 2015 | 7 | 11 |
| 2014 | 17 | 25 |
| 2013 | 12 | 16 |
| 2012 | 9 | 16 |
| 2011 | 16 | 19 |
| 2010 | 21 | 24 |
| 2009 | 10 | 11 |
| 2008 | 19 | 25 |
| 2007 | 25 | 31 |
| 2006 | 25 | 27 |
| 2005 | 18 | 22 |
| 2004 | 19 | 29 |
| 2003 | 29 | 34 |
| 2002 | 22 | 31 |
| 2001 | 25 | 34 |
Map of crashes at the TA1 2UH hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near TA1 2UH.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 2UH area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the TA1 2UH 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.
Towns near the TA1 2UH hotspot
162 of the 375 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Taunton.
Accident hotspots near TA1 2UH
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Taunton South, Somerset, TA1 2RW area, 1.3 km away, with 73 collisions.
- Taunton South, Somerset, TA1 2RW area1.3 km away, 98 casualties73 collisions
- Taunton North, Somerset, TA2 8PS area1.3 km away, 91 casualties72 collisions
- Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 2AQ area1.3 km away, 346 casualties280 collisions
- Blackdown & Neroche, Somerset, TA3 5LF area1.5 km away, 99 casualties69 collisions
- Monkton & North Curry, Somerset, TA2 8DP area1.7 km away, 155 casualties107 collisions
- Taunton South, Somerset, TA1 2LX area1.8 km away, 182 casualties158 collisions
- Taunton North, Somerset, TA2 7UA area2.4 km away, 459 casualties384 collisions
- Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 1QY area2.4 km away, 1,018 casualties896 collisions
All 375 crashes at the TA1 2UH hotspot
Newest first, from 15 February 2001 to 10 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Hyundai Kona crash on the A358 in Somerset, 29 Oct 2025, 17:05
- Hyundai Kona and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025520600400
- Slight
Peugeot Bipper crash on the A358 in Somerset, 1 Sep 2025, 12:00
- Peugeot Bipper and Toyota Hilux
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025520600087
- Slight
Volvo XC60 crash on the A358 in Somerset, 26 Jul 2025, 18:15
- Volvo XC60 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025520502094
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A38 in Somerset, 30 Apr 2025, 14:50
- Vauxhall Corsa, a car and a van
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025520501768
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on the A358 in Somerset, 10 Mar 2025, 10:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025520500670
- Serious
Peugeot Speedfight crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 1 Dec 2024, 06:45
- Peugeot Speedfight and Skoda Fabia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024520500055
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on the M5 in Somerset, 2 Oct 2024, 08:15
- Mercedes E Class and Skoda Karoq
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024520403053
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A358 in Somerset, 23 Sep 2024, 23:41
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024520403196
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A358 in Somerset, 2 Sep 2024, 08:46
- Ford Transit and Mazda 3
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024520403438
- Slight
Car crash on the A38 in Somerset, 26 Aug 2024, 12:25
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024520402748
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on the M5 in Somerset, 21 Aug 2024, 12:35
- Honda Civic and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024520402583
- Slight
Hyundai i10 crash on the A358 in Somerset, 9 Aug 2024, 10:44
- Hyundai i10 and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024520402646
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A38 in Somerset, 1 Aug 2024, 10:25
- Toyota Yaris and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024520402439
- Slight
Ford Kuga crash on the A38 in Somerset, 26 Jul 2024, 11:02
- Ford Kuga, Citroen Nemo and Alfa Romeo Giulietta
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024520402533
- Slight
Mazda 6 crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 25 Jul 2024, 16:04
- Mazda 6 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024520402308
- Slight
Mercedes GLC Class crash on the A38 in Somerset, 11 Jul 2024, 17:48
- Mercedes GLC Class and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024520402304
- Slight
Volkswagen Tiguan crash on the A358 in Somerset, 11 Jun 2024, 14:15
- Volkswagen Tiguan and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024520402262
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the A358 in Somerset, 9 Jun 2024, 17:10
- Vauxhall Insignia and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024520401822
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 16 May 2024, 22:28
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024520401923
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A38 in Somerset, 30 Mar 2024, 14:08
- BMW 3 Series and Nissan Juke
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024520401494
- Slight
Car crash on the A358 in Somerset, 28 Mar 2024, 15:32
- A car and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024520401474
- Slight
Volkswagen Touran crash on the A358 in Somerset, 20 Dec 2023, 17:18
- Volkswagen Touran and Mercedes CLK Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023520401036
- Slight
Bicycle crash on the A38 in Somerset, 17 Aug 2023, 09:30
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023520301829
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A358 in Somerset, 14 May 2023, 01:04
- Ford Fiesta and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023520301030
- Fatal
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 29 Apr 2023, 21:00
- Volkswagen Golf and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023520400713
- Slight
Volvo XC60 crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 19 Apr 2023, 17:50
- Volvo XC60 and Citroen C1
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023520301353
- Serious
Renault Trucks Master crash on the M5 in Somerset, 9 Mar 2023, 07:45
- Renault Trucks Master, Iveco Stralis and 2 Mercedes Sprinters
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023520301023
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on the A358 in Somerset, 28 Jan 2023, 11:22
- Peugeot 208 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023520300331
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A358 in Somerset, 21 Jan 2023, 21:11
- BMW 1 Series and Mercedes A Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023520300670
- Slight
Bicycle crash on the A358 in Somerset, 11 Jan 2023, 15:45
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023520300066
- Slight
Citroen C4 crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 25 Nov 2022, 10:46
- Citroen C4 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022520300335
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the A358 in Somerset, 30 May 2022, 05:30
- Ford Mondeo and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20225222TD406
- Serious
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A358 in Somerset, 20 May 2022, 14:11
- Volkswagen Polo and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022520204718
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A358 in Somerset, 7 Feb 2022, 18:45
- Ford Focus, Lexus IS 250 and Volkswagen Golf
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20225222TD201
- Slight
Vauxhall Adam crash on the A358 in Somerset, 24 Dec 2021, 10:45
- Vauxhall Adam and Kia Sorento
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021520106236
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 8 Dec 2021, 20:10
- Volkswagen Golf and Citroen C3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021520106016
- Serious
Mazda 2 crash on the A358 in Somerset, 16 Oct 2021, 04:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021520105344
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A38 in Somerset, 4 Oct 2021, 20:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021520200879
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 26 Sep 2021, 16:18
- Peugeot 308 and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021520200794
- Serious
Ford C-Max crash on the M5 in Somerset, 18 Sep 2021, 22:13
- Ford C-Max and Nissan Juke
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021520200718
- Slight
Land Rover Freelander crash on the A358 in Somerset, 7 Jun 2021, 07:19
- Land Rover Freelander and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021520104273
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A358 in Somerset, 10 Apr 2021, 13:28
- BMW 3 Series and Yamaha XC
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021520102594
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A38 in Somerset, 9 Feb 2021, 20:40
- Ford Focus and Mazda 6
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021520100529
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A358 in Somerset, 18 Jan 2021, 12:30
- Volkswagen Golf and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021520101538
- Slight
Chevrolet Cruze crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 31 Dec 2020, 17:06
- Chevrolet Cruze and Volkswagen Urban
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020520101459
- Slight
Seat Altea crash on the M5 in Somerset, 21 Oct 2020, 15:40
- Seat Altea, Alfa Romeo Giulietta and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020520004503
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 9 Oct 2020, 17:55
- Peugeot 208 and BMW 1 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020520003975