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North Somerset road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 540 road traffic collisions in North Somerset in 1991, and 735 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1990 (480), and casualties rose from 610.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 22,130 collisions in North Somerset.

Collisions in 1991
540
Up 13% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
735
Up 20% on 1990
Fatal collisions
16
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
17% of collisions

Crash severity in North Somerset in 1991

3% of collisions in North Somerset in 1991 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 19% in North Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163%
  • Serious9217%
  • Slight43280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.4%
  • Serious11416%
  • Slight60382%

North Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1980. 1991 is highlighted, with 540, up 13% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025285361
2024288379
2023263336
2022248325
2021209281
2020254326
2019296404
2018340464
2017333483
2016326467
2015339450
2014370509
2013403559
2012416573
2011448631
2010465656
2009483692
2008469666
2007624838
2006563798
2005608846
2004688907
2003596815
2002576765
2001585856
2000564793
1999644885
1998580819
1997567830
1996556729
1995546729
1994415613
1993489644
1992451638
1991540735
1990480610
1989580764
1988394581
1987331470
1986372555
1985488702
1984435590
1983532733
1982630882
1981674914
19807371,020
1979650901

When and where crashes happen in North Somerset in 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (15%)
  • Tuesday73 (14%)
  • Wednesday80 (15%)
  • Thursday85 (16%)
  • Friday78 (14%)
  • Saturday89 (16%)
  • Sunday53 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.1%)
  • February42 (7.8%)
  • March40 (7.4%)
  • April44 (8.1%)
  • May42 (7.8%)
  • June41 (7.6%)
  • July55 (10%)
  • August56 (10%)
  • September46 (8.5%)
  • October48 (8.9%)
  • November54 (10%)
  • December28 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight397 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds401 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Other16 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry346 (64%)
  • Wet or damp177 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph310 (57%)
  • 40 mph21 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph161 (30%)
  • 70 mph35 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway420 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (12%)
  • Roundabout27 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Somerset in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant445 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (14%)
  • Pedestrian79 (11%)
  • Cyclist69 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20204 (28%)
  • 21 to 25115 (16%)
  • 26 to 35117 (16%)
  • 36 to 4576 (10%)
  • 46 to 5558 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6528 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7540 (5.4%)
  • Over 7521 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider456 (62%)
  • Passenger200 (27%)
  • Pedestrian79 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car704 (72%)
  • Motorcycle97 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.7%)
  • Minibus12 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Somerset in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in North Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Somerset ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Somerset had the 154th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
154th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in North Somerset with the most crashes in 1991

The A370 had the most collisions in North Somerset in 1991: 89, including 5 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Somerset, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37089120514
2ndM5334825
3rdB3130303804
4thA382955212
5thB3133162604
6thA369121511
7thA371122002
8thB3128101912
9thA3686700
10thB31295500
11thA30334701
12thB31243300
13thB31391110
14thB3591200
15thB3681301
16thM451200

Towns in North Somerset: crashes in 1991

Weston-super-Mare had the most collisions of any town in North Somerset in 1991: 176.

Postcode districts in North Somerset: crashes in 1991

BS23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Somerset in 1991: 138.

Latest crashes in North Somerset in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in North Somerset in 1991, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1991.

Severity

North Somerset road accidents in other years