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Taunton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,205 road traffic collisions in Taunton, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,279 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 58 were fatal and 915 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 54 collisions, down 7% on 2024 (58).

Collisions since 1979
6,205
178th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
7,279
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
58
61 people killed
Serious collisions
915
981 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
54
Down 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
58
Down 22% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Taunton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal580.9%
  • Serious91515%
  • Slight5,23284%

What the data shows

  • Taunton had 697 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 1,213 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Taunton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,081 children under 16 were killed or injured in Taunton, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Taunton.

Where Taunton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
178th
Most casualties
188th
Most fatal collisions
191st
Most serious collisions
202nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday937 (15%)
  • Tuesday937 (15%)
  • Wednesday982 (16%)
  • Thursday976 (16%)
  • Friday1,096 (18%)
  • Saturday804 (13%)
  • Sunday473 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,637 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,372 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown78 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit45 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,075 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway431 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout352 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road230 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded117 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph5,486 (88%)
  • 40 mph376 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph83 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph151 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph73 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,902 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds732 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds87 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds85 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist26 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (under 0.1%)
  • Other261 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded95 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,766 (38%)
  • Cyclist1,607 (22%)
  • Pedestrian1,321 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist1,311 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant92 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant64 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant35 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant27 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Taunton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Taunton peaked at 191 in 2001; 2025 had 54.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 54
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255458
20245874
20235064
20226377
20216883
20205060
201995109
20187988
201787105
201693108
20157791
2014118137
2013122142
20128195
2011121146
2010117140
2009113141
2008142177
2007159198
2006163185
2005166194
2004166185
2003165186
2002163191
2001191233
2000159189
1999134160
1998153177
1997161186
1996155195
1995122138
1994134157
1993129152
1992120142
1991145161
1990175187
1989169187
1988182197
1987187205
1986168202
1985168197
1984163201
1983166187
1982169212
1981180205
1980140177
1979165198

Map of recent crashes in Taunton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Taunton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Taunton

The 24 most recent collisions in Taunton happened between 26 July and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Taunton

The A38 has the most collisions in Taunton, 1,380 of 6,205 (22%), followed by the A358 (517).

Collisions in Taunton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA381,3801,66216192
2ndA358517622674
3rdA3027388420148
4thA3038337389240
5thA361176192335
6thB3170124154024
7thA30657292211
8thA32595870111
9thM5437043
10thB3139111723
11thA3088101503
12thB32275700
13thB31514812
14thB31874601
15thA393501
16thB30273300
17thB31353301

Council area for Taunton

Taunton is in Somerset, where police recorded 70,092 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Taunton accounts for 8.9% of them.

Postcode districts in Taunton

Collisions in Taunton were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by TA1 (4,739) and TA2 (1,457).