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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 474 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1992, and 632 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1991 (434), and casualties rose from 587.

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 1992
474
Up 9% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
632
Up 8% on 1991
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 1992

1.3% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1992 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious8718%
  • Slight38180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious10917%
  • Slight51782%

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. 1992 is highlighted, with 474, up 9% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (18%)
  • Tuesday71 (15%)
  • Wednesday76 (16%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday68 (14%)
  • Saturday56 (12%)
  • Sunday48 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.5%)
  • February22 (4.6%)
  • March32 (6.8%)
  • April41 (8.6%)
  • May41 (8.6%)
  • June43 (9.1%)
  • July41 (8.6%)
  • August50 (11%)
  • September49 (10%)
  • October44 (9.3%)
  • November45 (9.5%)
  • December40 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded75 (16%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (62%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Other15 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded80 (17%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (54%)
  • Wet or damp132 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded75 (16%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph225 (47%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph176 (37%)
  • 70 mph28 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway390 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant365 (58%)
  • Pedestrian83 (13%)
  • Cyclist68 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (11%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1548 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20111 (18%)
  • 21 to 2573 (12%)
  • 26 to 3591 (14%)
  • 36 to 4593 (15%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.5%)
  • Over 7527 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded39 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (64%)
  • Passenger145 (23%)
  • Pedestrian83 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car623 (71%)
  • Motorcycle72 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

The A358 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1992: 62, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3586286111
2ndA385167010
3rdA39365227
4thM5192404
5thB3227172703
6thB3187111422
7thA36191502
8thA30278902
9thA30387800
10thA32596601
11thA39662101
12thB322461304
13thB31705601
14thB31903400
15thB31882201
16thB32232700
17thA30651100
18thA3501200
19thA3781100
20thA51201

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1992

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 1992: 120.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1992

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 1992: 100.

Somerset and its former districts in 1992

Somerset recorded 1,646 collisions in 1992, 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 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1992, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years