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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 498 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1983, and 658 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 181 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1982 (466), and casualties rose from 638.

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 1983
498
Up 7% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
658
Up 3% on 1982
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
181
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 1983

1.6% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1983 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious18136%
  • Slight30962%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious21833%
  • Slight43266%

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. 1983 is highlighted, with 498, up 7% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (12%)
  • Wednesday62 (12%)
  • Thursday77 (15%)
  • Friday90 (18%)
  • Saturday87 (17%)
  • Sunday50 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.6%)
  • February23 (4.6%)
  • March44 (8.8%)
  • April48 (9.6%)
  • May41 (8.2%)
  • June44 (8.8%)
  • July60 (12%)
  • August33 (6.6%)
  • September47 (9.4%)
  • October35 (7%)
  • November39 (7.8%)
  • December46 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight366 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds396 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry331 (66%)
  • Wet or damp155 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph240 (48%)
  • 40 mph13 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph217 (44%)
  • 70 mph28 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway447 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist189 (29%)
  • Pedestrian83 (13%)
  • Cyclist65 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20198 (30%)
  • 21 to 2581 (12%)
  • 26 to 3583 (13%)
  • 36 to 4583 (13%)
  • 46 to 5552 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.3%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider418 (64%)
  • Passenger157 (24%)
  • Pedestrian83 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car528 (59%)
  • Motorcycle191 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Somerset West and Taunton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 1983

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1983: 78, including 1 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3878105129
2ndA3586081026
3rdA395290218
4thA361384119
5thM5223605
6thA3038202202
7thA3027111102
8thB3187101105
9thB31709902
10thB31915503
11thA3964702
12thA3783412
13thB31883500
14thB31903501
15thB32223602
16thB32242310
17thB32231301

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1983

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 1983: 166.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1983

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 1983: 139.

Somerset and its former districts in 1983

Somerset recorded 1,766 collisions in 1983, and 28% of them were in the old Somerset West and Taunton district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1983, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years