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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 454 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1996, and 606 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1995 (456), and casualties fell from 647.

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 1996
454
Level with 1995
Casualties in 1996
606
Down 6% on 1995
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 1996

1.3% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1996 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious7416%
  • Slight37482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious8314%
  • Slight51585%

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. 1996 is highlighted, with 454, level with 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday84 (19%)
  • Friday63 (14%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9.9%)
  • February33 (7.3%)
  • March32 (7%)
  • April42 (9.3%)
  • May25 (5.5%)
  • June31 (6.8%)
  • July45 (9.9%)
  • August49 (11%)
  • September37 (8.1%)
  • October48 (11%)
  • November32 (7%)
  • December35 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other34 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (66%)
  • Wet or damp144 (32%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph208 (46%)
  • 40 mph27 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph21 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph167 (37%)
  • 70 mph28 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway372 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant408 (67%)
  • Pedestrian71 (12%)
  • Cyclist65 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (7.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2094 (16%)
  • 21 to 2577 (13%)
  • 26 to 35109 (18%)
  • 36 to 4588 (15%)
  • 46 to 5560 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7538 (6.3%)
  • Over 7527 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider361 (60%)
  • Passenger174 (29%)
  • Pedestrian71 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car661 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle43 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1996: 66, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386695014
2ndA358536707
3rdA39355316
4thM5264113
5thB317081300
6thA3967802
7thB322771511
8thB31876800
9thB31904511
10thB32244701
11thA32593300
12thB31883601
13thA302500
14thA30652200
15thA3612300
16thA30271100
17thA30381300
18thA30521300
19thA3781201

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1996

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 1996: 155.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1996

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 1996: 145.

Somerset and its former districts in 1996

Somerset recorded 1,695 collisions in 1996, 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 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1996, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years