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TA2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,983 road traffic collisions in the TA2 postcode district, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,948 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 56 were fatal and 536 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 20 collisions, down 29% on 2024 (28).

Collisions since 1979
2,983
1,328th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,948
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
56
63 people killed
Serious collisions
536
634 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
20
Down 29% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
25
Down 39% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TA2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal561.9%
  • Serious53618%
  • Slight2,39180%

What the data shows

  • TA2 had 342 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 624 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in TA2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 532 children under 16 were killed or injured in TA2, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in TA2.

Where TA2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,328th
Most casualties
1,338th
Most fatal collisions
1,031st
Most serious collisions
1,389th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday438 (15%)
  • Tuesday425 (14%)
  • Wednesday486 (16%)
  • Thursday457 (15%)
  • Friday508 (17%)
  • Saturday382 (13%)
  • Sunday287 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,268 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit504 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting158 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,450 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway297 (10%)
  • Roundabout121 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road68 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded47 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph1,691 (57%)
  • 40 mph293 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph63 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph714 (24%)
  • 70 mph202 (6.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,323 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds376 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds39 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other133 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded46 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,158 (55%)
  • Cyclist597 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist573 (15%)
  • Pedestrian417 (11%)
  • Van occupant81 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TA2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TA2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TA2 peaked at 91 in 2005; 2025 had 20.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 20
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252025
20242841
20233252
20223743
20213148
20202227
20194151
20183350
20174867
20165061
20153546
20145463
20135263
20125577
201162136
20106580
20095886
20087393
200788118
200682105
200591117
20046575
20036284
200280102
200178105
20007696
19995882
199884106
19977092
19966582
19957294
199479111
19936386
19925768
19916284
199082116
198982107
198891109
198785113
19867693
198582111
19846990
19837995
19826681
19818199
198086115
197976103

Map of recent crashes in TA2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TA2

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TA2

The 24 most recent collisions in TA2 happened between 10 October 2024 and 9 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TA2

The A358 has the most collisions in TA2, 475 of 2,983 (16%), followed by the A38 (450).

Collisions in TA2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA358475647875
2ndA3845070214100
3rdA361311381768
4thA3259135175224
5thA3038106119014
6thB32279913338
7thM582199518
8thA3065394915
9thA3027323804
10thB31394412
11thA30883801
12thA3783300

Council area for TA2

TA2 is in Somerset, where police recorded 70,092 collisions from 1979 to 2025. TA2 accounts for 4.3% of them.

Towns in TA2

Collisions in TA2 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Taunton (1,457) and Monkton Heathfield (191).