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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 465 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1989, and 617 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1988 (502), and casualties fell from 653.

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 1989
465
Down 7% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
617
Down 6% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 1989

2.6% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1989 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious7316%
  • Slight38082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious9415%
  • Slight51083%

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. 1989 is highlighted, with 465, down 7% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (16%)
  • Tuesday72 (15%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday78 (17%)
  • Friday50 (11%)
  • Saturday75 (16%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.9%)
  • February40 (8.6%)
  • March38 (8.2%)
  • April32 (6.9%)
  • May42 (9%)
  • June47 (10%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August36 (7.7%)
  • September29 (6.2%)
  • October47 (10%)
  • November37 (8%)
  • December36 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight342 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other23 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry326 (70%)
  • Wet or damp131 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph219 (47%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph181 (39%)
  • 70 mph37 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (14%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (16%)
  • Cyclist81 (13%)
  • Pedestrian69 (11%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1548 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20159 (26%)
  • 21 to 2582 (13%)
  • 26 to 3597 (16%)
  • 36 to 4567 (11%)
  • 46 to 5543 (7%)
  • 56 to 6552 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.4%)
  • Over 7522 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider388 (63%)
  • Passenger160 (26%)
  • Pedestrian69 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car532 (64%)
  • Motorcycle107 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (9.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Somerset West and Taunton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 1989

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1989: 70, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38708826
2ndA3586795312
3rdA39365226
4thA361233214
5thM5224407
6thA3038182302
7thA3027131302
8thB3187101401
9thB31706700
10thA32593300
11thA3963402
12thB31903301
13thA30652300
14thA3782300
15thB32222301
16thB32272200
17thA3791100
18thB31371200
19thB31911100
20thB32231400

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1989

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 1989: 169.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1989

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 1989: 148.

Somerset and its former districts in 1989

Somerset recorded 1,786 collisions in 1989, 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 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1989, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1989.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years