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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 395 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1993, and 547 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1992 (474), and casualties fell from 632.

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 1993
395
Down 17% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
547
Down 13% on 1992
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 1993

0.5% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1993 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7419%
  • Slight31981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious8215%
  • Slight46385%

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. 1993 is highlighted, with 395, down 17% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday73 (18%)
  • Friday54 (14%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.1%)
  • February17 (4.3%)
  • March24 (6.1%)
  • April24 (6.1%)
  • May46 (12%)
  • June30 (7.6%)
  • July38 (9.6%)
  • August38 (9.6%)
  • September33 (8.4%)
  • October36 (9.1%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December36 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other21 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (61%)
  • Wet or damp140 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph178 (45%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph167 (42%)
  • 70 mph24 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway328 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (11%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (63%)
  • Pedestrian58 (11%)
  • Cyclist53 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2089 (16%)
  • 21 to 2579 (14%)
  • 26 to 3587 (16%)
  • 36 to 4562 (11%)
  • 46 to 5546 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.7%)
  • Over 7522 (4%)
  • Not recorded32 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider336 (61%)
  • Passenger153 (28%)
  • Pedestrian58 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car536 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle50 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1993: 60, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386080010
2ndA358406116
3rdA39285415
4thA3027171901
5thB3227162705
6thM5162703
7thA30388902
8thB317081003
9thA30657702
10thB31876601
11thA3613300
12thA3783602
13thA3963400
14thA30882200
15thB31912400
16thB32222200
17thB32242800
18thA3031100
19thA30831101
20thA32591101

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1993

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 1993: 129.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1993

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 1993: 124.

Somerset and its former districts in 1993

Somerset recorded 1,530 collisions in 1993, 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 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1993, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years