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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 456 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1995, and 647 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1994 (465), and casualties rose from 636.

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 1995
456
Down 2% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
647
Up 2% on 1994
Fatal collisions
11
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 1995

2.4% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1995 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious6715%
  • Slight37883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious8313%
  • Slight55285%

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. 1995 is highlighted, with 456, down 2% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (12%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday79 (17%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.7%)
  • February47 (10%)
  • March38 (8.3%)
  • April30 (6.6%)
  • May39 (8.6%)
  • June35 (7.7%)
  • July34 (7.5%)
  • August38 (8.3%)
  • September38 (8.3%)
  • October33 (7.2%)
  • November46 (10%)
  • December43 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other27 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (60%)
  • Wet or damp170 (37%)
  • Snow7 (1.5%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph185 (41%)
  • 40 mph32 (7%)
  • 50 mph29 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph172 (38%)
  • 70 mph34 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (12%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant426 (66%)
  • Cyclist61 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1558 (9%)
  • 16 to 20107 (17%)
  • 21 to 2594 (15%)
  • 26 to 35124 (19%)
  • 36 to 4565 (10%)
  • 46 to 5560 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.2%)
  • Over 7524 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider380 (59%)
  • Passenger215 (33%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car647 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle58 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 1995

The A358 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1995: 60, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35860124312
2ndA385872210
3rdA39416035
4thM5294411
5thB3227111501
6thA3618810
7thA3785600
8thB31875901
9thB322451300
10thA30654500
11thA3963300
12thB31703501
13thB32233600
14thA30272400
15thB32222301
16thA32591201
17thB31391100
18thB31721200
19thB31901100
20thB31911200

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1995

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 1995: 122.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1995

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 1995: 127.

Somerset and its former districts in 1995

Somerset recorded 1,737 collisions in 1995, 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 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1995, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years