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TA4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,521 road traffic collisions in the TA4 postcode district, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,755 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 82 were fatal and 541 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 40 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,521
1,505th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,755
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
82
87 people killed
Serious collisions
541
671 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
40
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
60
Up 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TA4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal823.3%
  • Serious54121%
  • Slight1,89875%

What the data shows

  • TA4 had 350 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 485 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in TA4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 307 children under 16 were killed or injured in TA4, 8.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in TA4.

Where TA4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,505th
Most casualties
1,394th
Most fatal collisions
487th
Most serious collisions
1,375th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday349 (14%)
  • Tuesday347 (14%)
  • Wednesday356 (14%)
  • Thursday427 (17%)
  • Friday377 (15%)
  • Saturday356 (14%)
  • Sunday309 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,954 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting456 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,393 (95%)
  • Roundabout33 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded57 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph473 (19%)
  • 40 mph61 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph242 (9.6%)
  • 60 mph1,641 (65%)
  • 70 mph81 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,891 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds339 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds54 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds46 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist32 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Other102 (4%)
  • Not recorded38 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,687 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist450 (12%)
  • Pedestrian197 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist160 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant108 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)65 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant33 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TA4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TA4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TA4 peaked at 83 in 2005; 2025 had 40.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254060
20244055
20232542
20222032
20212740
20201926
20194359
20184062
20175183
20164576
20154571
20143749
20133858
20123650
20114064
20104365
20095687
200866109
20075490
200670108
200583132
20046282
20035788
200275115
20016996
200083121
19995988
19986999
19976285
19964966
199565108
19945073
19934872
19926090
19915982
19904863
19895580
19885181
19876187
19865783
19855983
19846692
19836397
198274123
19816080
198076109
19796694

Map of recent crashes in TA4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TA4

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TA4

The 24 most recent collisions in TA4 happened between 18 June and 13 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TA4

The A358 has the most collisions in TA4, 740 of 2,521 (29%), followed by the A39 (282).

Collisions in TA4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3587401,21929171
2ndA392824311662
3rdB32272413561348
4thA38200316238
5thA361121166743
6thB32247511128
7thB3188558707
8thB3187243105
9thB3190233709
10thB3191131700
11thB313961004
12thA3034502

Council areas covering TA4

Collisions in TA4 were recorded in 3 council areas. Somerset has 2,503 of 2,521 (99%).

Collisions in TA4 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSomerset2,5033,72281539
2ndMid Devon81600
3rdBristol6810

Towns in TA4

Collisions in TA4 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Williton (172) and Taunton (3).