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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 465 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1994, and 636 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1993 (395), and casualties rose from 547.

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 1994
465
Up 18% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
636
Up 16% on 1993
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 1994

1.7% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1994 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious7215%
  • Slight38583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious9214%
  • Slight53284%

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. 1994 is highlighted, with 465, up 18% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday79 (17%)
  • Wednesday69 (15%)
  • Thursday72 (15%)
  • Friday66 (14%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.1%)
  • February32 (6.9%)
  • March30 (6.5%)
  • April38 (8.2%)
  • May31 (6.7%)
  • June34 (7.3%)
  • July37 (8%)
  • August50 (11%)
  • September42 (9%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November39 (8.4%)
  • December48 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight352 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other31 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry274 (59%)
  • Wet or damp179 (38%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph215 (46%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph26 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph174 (37%)
  • 70 mph28 (6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway387 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (13%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant412 (65%)
  • Pedestrian76 (12%)
  • Cyclist68 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6%)
  • 16 to 20100 (16%)
  • 21 to 2590 (14%)
  • 26 to 3593 (15%)
  • 36 to 4589 (14%)
  • 46 to 5561 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7541 (6.4%)
  • Over 7521 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider366 (58%)
  • Passenger194 (31%)
  • Pedestrian76 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car669 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle51 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 1994

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1994 in Somerset West and Taunton

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 1994

The A358 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1994: 67, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA358679935
2ndA385479110
3rdA39365502
4thM5234314
5thB3227182202
6thA361121503
7thB32246902
8thB31875800
9thA30384501
10thA32593502
11thA3783500
12thA30652400
13thA3962200
14thA1381100
15thB31701300
16thB31901100
17thB31911100
18thB32221100
19thB32231101
20thB32771100

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1994

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 1994: 134.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1994

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 1994: 126.

Somerset and its former districts in 1994

Somerset recorded 1,697 collisions in 1994, and 27% of them were in the old Somerset West and Taunton district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1994, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years