Serious
Mercedes E Class crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 25 Nov 2025, 14:00
- Mercedes E Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025520600123
Taunton South, Somerset, TA1 2LX area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 158 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Taunton South ward, Somerset, from 2001 to 2025, with 182 casualties. Of those collisions, 21 were serious and none fatal.
In 2025 there were 5 collisions here, up from 3 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 158
- 5,326th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 182
- 1.15 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 0
- No one killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 5
- 3 in 2024
Crash severity at the TA1 2LX hotspot
21 of the 158 collisions here (13%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal00%
- Serious2113%
- Slight13787%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 0
- Seriously injured
- 22
- Slightly injured
- 160
- All casualties
- 182
Accidents by year at the TA1 2LX hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 14 in 2006, against an average of 6.3 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the TA1 2LX hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 5
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 7 | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 6 | 7 |
| 2014 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 | 7 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 |
| 2010 | 5 | 8 |
| 2009 | 7 | 8 |
| 2008 | 9 | 11 |
| 2007 | 8 | 10 |
| 2006 | 14 | 15 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 |
| 2004 | 8 | 11 |
| 2003 | 8 | 9 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 |
| 2001 | 11 | 13 |
Map of crashes at the TA1 2LX hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near TA1 2LX.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Taunton South, Somerset, TA1 2LX 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 2LX 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 2LX hotspot
All 158 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Taunton.
Accident hotspots near TA1 2LX
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Taunton South, Somerset, TA1 2RW area, 0.9 km away, with 73 collisions.
- Taunton South, Somerset, TA1 2RW area0.9 km away, 98 casualties73 collisions
- Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 2AQ area1.2 km away, 346 casualties280 collisions
- Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 1QY area1.4 km away, 1,018 casualties896 collisions
- Taunton East, Somerset, TA1 2UH area1.8 km away, 485 casualties375 collisions
- Bishop's Hull & Taunton West, Somerset, TA1 5BX area2.2 km away, 331 casualties286 collisions
- Bishop's Hull & Taunton West, Somerset, TA1 1EF area2.3 km away, 75 casualties64 collisions
- Taunton North, Somerset, TA2 7UA area2.3 km away, 459 casualties384 collisions
- Taunton North, Somerset, TA2 8PS area2.5 km away, 91 casualties72 collisions
All 158 crashes at the TA1 2LX hotspot
Newest first, from 29 January 2001 to 25 November 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
BMW 2 Series crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 13 Nov 2025, 18:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025520601122
- Slight
Hyundai i10 crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 1 May 2025, 15:42
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025520500836
- Slight
Renault Scenic crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 4 Apr 2025, 06:45
- Renault Scenic and Ford Transit
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025520501566
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 10 Mar 2025, 10:04
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025520500669
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 10 Sep 2024, 11:19
- Ford Fiesta and Toyota Aygo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024520402847
- Slight
Renault Master crash on the B3170 in Somerset, 3 May 2024, 08:15
- Renault Master and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024520402011
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 7 Feb 2024, 08:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024520403082
- Slight
Peugeot 107 crash on the B3170 in Somerset, 2 Jun 2023, 16:54
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023520301608
- Serious
Peugeot Boxer crash on the B3170 in Somerset, 22 Mar 2023, 10:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023520300612
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 25 Feb 2023, 01:16
- BMW 1 Series and Toyota Aygo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023520300898
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 16 Jan 2023, 23:26
- Mercedes A Class, Mercedes Gla Class and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023520300506
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the B3170 in Somerset, 20 Sep 2022, 08:35
- Fiat 500 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022520300136
- Slight
Ford KA crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 6 May 2022, 14:37
- Ford KA and Volkswagen UP
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022520204543
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 14 Feb 2022, 08:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022520200872
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 9 Jan 2022, 13:05
- Peugeot 208 and Vauxhall Mokka
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20225222TD027
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 9 Nov 2021, 17:00
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021520105666
- Slight
Citroen DS3 crash on the B3170 in Somerset, 21 Oct 2021, 11:13
- Citroen DS3 and Volvo V50
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021520105391
- Serious
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 1 Oct 2021, 12:48
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021520202574
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 15 Sep 2021, 08:15
- Mercedes Sprinter, Peugeot 308 and Peugeot 2008
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021520200707
- Slight
BMW M2 crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 26 May 2021, 17:48
- BMW M2 and Vauxhall Adam
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021520103964
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 4 Nov 2020, 15:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020520101070
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 22 Oct 2020, 13:30
- Vauxhall Astra and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020520004136
- Slight
Nissan Note crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 8 Mar 2020, 10:17
- Nissan Note and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020520004407
- Slight
Car crash on the B3170 in Somerset, 4 Feb 2020, 15:16
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020520000485
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 2 Dec 2019, 15:15
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019520907264
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 20 Nov 2019, 17:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019520000757
- Slight
Land Rover Discovery crash on the B3170 in Somerset, 14 Nov 2019, 12:28
- Land Rover Discovery and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019520001216
- Serious
Sym Symply crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 7 Aug 2019, 16:30
- Sym Symply and Ford Galaxy
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019520904931
- Slight
Ford S-Max crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 25 Jun 2019, 11:00
- Ford S-Max and Skoda Octavia
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2019520906115
- Slight
Citroen C4 crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 5 Apr 2019, 08:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019520904821
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 27 Feb 2019, 16:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019520902184
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 2 May 2018, 18:50
- Vauxhall Zafira and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018520803289
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 21 Mar 2018, 16:05
- Vauxhall Astra and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018520802341
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 13 Mar 2018, 13:00
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018520801872
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 22 Feb 2018, 07:50
- Vauxhall Insignia and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018520801993
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 6 Dec 2017, 15:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017520802410
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on the B3170 in Somerset, 25 Sep 2017, 17:00
- A motorcycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017520706531
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 22 Jun 2017, 12:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017520704452
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 16 Jun 2017, 19:00
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017520703971
- Slight
Honda CRV crash on the B3170 in Somerset, 9 Feb 2017, 15:23
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017520701486
- Slight
Nissan Almera crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 7 Feb 2017, 14:03
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017520700942
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 8 Nov 2016, 08:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016520608476
- Serious
Toyota RAV4 crash on the B3170 in Somerset, 19 Mar 2016, 10:45
- Toyota RAV4 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016520602087
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 23 Jan 2016, 12:40
- Ford Fiesta and Saab 9-5
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016520601192
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 13 Nov 2015, 16:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015520508558
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 7 Nov 2015, 15:30
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2015520508404
- Slight
Volvo crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 20 Oct 2015, 19:10
- Volvo and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015520508250