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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 514 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1984, and 712 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 178 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1983 (498), and casualties rose from 658.

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 1984
514
Up 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
712
Up 8% on 1983
Fatal collisions
18
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
178
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 1984

3.5% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1984 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.5%
  • Serious17835%
  • Slight31862%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.5%
  • Serious23233%
  • Slight46265%

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. 1984 is highlighted, with 514, up 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (12%)
  • Wednesday81 (16%)
  • Thursday70 (14%)
  • Friday87 (17%)
  • Saturday91 (18%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8%)
  • February27 (5.3%)
  • March34 (6.6%)
  • April40 (7.8%)
  • May54 (11%)
  • June46 (8.9%)
  • July45 (8.8%)
  • August53 (10%)
  • September48 (9.3%)
  • October38 (7.4%)
  • November50 (9.7%)
  • December38 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight388 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds398 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other21 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry352 (68%)
  • Wet or damp154 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph232 (45%)
  • 40 mph24 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph223 (43%)
  • 70 mph35 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway450 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist193 (27%)
  • Cyclist71 (10%)
  • Pedestrian64 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1545 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20219 (31%)
  • 21 to 2587 (12%)
  • 26 to 3599 (14%)
  • 36 to 4567 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5552 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.3%)
  • Over 7524 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider444 (62%)
  • Passenger204 (29%)
  • Pedestrian64 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car512 (57%)
  • Motorcycle189 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1984: 79, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3879110321
2ndA35873104523
3rdA394370321
4thA3613546010
5thM5213717
6thA3038181814
7thB322491705
8thB31708903
9thB31878903
10thA30276603
11thA3965810
12thB31915603
13thB32235901
14thA3784701
15thB31811100
16thB31901100

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1984

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 1984: 163.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1984

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 1984: 145.

Somerset and its former districts in 1984

Somerset recorded 1,802 collisions in 1984, and 29% of them were in the old Somerset West and Taunton district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1984, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years