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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 434 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1991, and 587 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1990 (479), and casualties fell from 594.

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 1991
434
Down 9% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
587
Down 1% on 1990
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 1991

1.2% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1991 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious6315%
  • Slight36684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious7613%
  • Slight50686%

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. 1991 is highlighted, with 434, down 9% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (18%)
  • Tuesday47 (11%)
  • Wednesday68 (16%)
  • Thursday65 (15%)
  • Friday59 (14%)
  • Saturday71 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.8%)
  • February25 (5.8%)
  • March31 (7.1%)
  • April38 (8.8%)
  • May37 (8.5%)
  • June41 (9.4%)
  • July36 (8.3%)
  • August40 (9.2%)
  • September41 (9.4%)
  • October41 (9.4%)
  • November39 (9%)
  • December27 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight343 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (66%)
  • Wet or damp135 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph188 (43%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph196 (45%)
  • 70 mph25 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway360 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (9%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (13%)
  • Cyclist70 (12%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.9%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1550 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20105 (18%)
  • 21 to 2579 (13%)
  • 26 to 3596 (16%)
  • 36 to 4580 (14%)
  • 46 to 5547 (8%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.5%)
  • Over 7516 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider362 (62%)
  • Passenger167 (28%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car564 (72%)
  • Motorcycle74 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus10 (1.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1991: 65, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386595312
2ndA358517408
3rdA39294209
4thB3227172713
5thM5163203
6thA3027151500
7thB318791501
8thA30388900
9thB317081604
10thA3617700
11thA30654500
12thA3784502
13thA3964700
14thB32244400
15thA32593402
16thB31903401
17thA30212200
18thB31882200
19thB31912400
20thB32232200

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1991

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 1991: 145.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1991

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 1991: 131.

Somerset and its former districts in 1991

Somerset recorded 1,724 collisions in 1991, and 25% of them were in the old Somerset West and Taunton district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1991, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1991.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years