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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 479 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1990, and 594 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1989 (465), and casualties fell from 617.

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 1990
479
Up 3% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
594
Down 4% on 1989
Fatal collisions
14
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 1990

2.9% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1990 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.9%
  • Serious6413%
  • Slight40184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious8314%
  • Slight49784%

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. 1990 is highlighted, with 479, up 3% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (15%)
  • Tuesday68 (14%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday90 (19%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (12%)
  • Sunday40 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.1%)
  • February30 (6.3%)
  • March43 (9%)
  • April46 (9.6%)
  • May43 (9%)
  • June49 (10%)
  • July43 (9%)
  • August29 (6.1%)
  • September38 (7.9%)
  • October39 (8.1%)
  • November44 (9.2%)
  • December36 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds406 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry361 (75%)
  • Wet or damp117 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph230 (48%)
  • 40 mph19 (4%)
  • 60 mph197 (41%)
  • 70 mph33 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway404 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (11%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (16%)
  • Cyclist77 (13%)
  • Pedestrian70 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1548 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20135 (23%)
  • 21 to 2593 (16%)
  • 26 to 3594 (16%)
  • 36 to 4572 (12%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.7%)
  • Over 7526 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider400 (67%)
  • Passenger124 (21%)
  • Pedestrian70 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car596 (70%)
  • Motorcycle102 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (9.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1990: 71, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA387188212
2ndA358567627
3rdA3027283013
4thA39253935
5thA3038161801
6thM5152100
7thB3227132123
8thB3170121303
9thB3187121701
10thA3787901
11thA30655600
12thA36141021
13thA3964701
14thB31904400
15thA32593711
16thB32243610
17thB31372301
18thB31882401
19thB31912200
20thB32232201

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1990

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 1990: 175.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1990

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 1990: 162.

Somerset and its former districts in 1990

Somerset recorded 1,871 collisions in 1990, 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 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1990, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years