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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 466 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1982, and 638 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 184 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1981 (531), and casualties fell from 674.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,868 collisions in Somerset West and Taunton.

District council until April 2023, now part of Somerset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1982
466
Down 12% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
638
Down 5% on 1981
Fatal collisions
20
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
184
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 1982

4.3% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1982 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal204.3%
  • Serious18439%
  • Slight26256%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal203.1%
  • Serious21734%
  • Slight40163%

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset West and Taunton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 542 in 2001. 1982 is highlighted, with 466, down 12% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025212297
2024217303
2023172253
2022176242
2021194273
2020131168
2019278373
2018263369
2017298458
2016299443
2015268373
2014323434
2013325447
2012275383
2011339525
2010363497
2009367538
2008437619
2007483677
2006504706
2005518731
2004479621
2003481649
2002490671
2001542735
2000529721
1999453623
1998500665
1997466633
1996454606
1995456647
1994465636
1993395547
1992474632
1991434587
1990479594
1989465617
1988502653
1987493651
1986456618
1985476632
1984514712
1983498658
1982466638
1981531674
1980453626
1979475637

When and where crashes happen in Somerset West and Taunton in 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (11%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday87 (19%)
  • Saturday73 (16%)
  • Sunday58 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.1%)
  • February13 (2.8%)
  • March22 (4.7%)
  • April62 (13%)
  • May47 (10%)
  • June38 (8.2%)
  • July45 (9.7%)
  • August66 (14%)
  • September24 (5.2%)
  • October42 (9%)
  • November41 (8.8%)
  • December33 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other25 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (68%)
  • Wet or damp143 (31%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph228 (49%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph206 (44%)
  • 70 mph21 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway418 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant289 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (26%)
  • Pedestrian76 (12%)
  • Cyclist70 (11%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1555 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20192 (30%)
  • 21 to 2584 (13%)
  • 26 to 3579 (12%)
  • 36 to 4557 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5544 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.9%)
  • Over 7522 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider387 (61%)
  • Passenger175 (27%)
  • Pedestrian76 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car476 (58%)
  • Motorcycle159 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 1982

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1982 in Somerset West and Taunton

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 1982

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1982: 71, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3871101122
2ndA3586589325
3rdA393854220
4thA3613346313
5thM5152407
6thA3038131316
7thB31395813
8thB32225803
9thA3784620
10thB31704712
11thA3963602
12thB31873301
13thB31352201
14thB31902202
15thB31912301
16thB32232200
17thB32242202
18thA30271101
19thB31411201
20thB31511100

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1982

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 1982: 169.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1982

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 1982: 141.

Somerset and its former districts in 1982

Somerset recorded 1,798 collisions in 1982, and 26% of them were in the old Somerset West and Taunton district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1982, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years