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Somerset road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,786 road traffic collisions in Somerset in 1989, and 2,477 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 60 were fatal and 422 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1988 (1,789), and casualties fell from 2,480.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 70,092 collisions in Somerset.

Collisions in 1989
1,786
Level with 1988
Casualties in 1989
2,477
Level with 1988
Fatal collisions
60
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
422
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset in 1989

3.4% of collisions in Somerset in 1989 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal603.4%
  • Serious42224%
  • Slight1,30473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal672.7%
  • Serious53522%
  • Slight1,87576%

Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,888 in 2005. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,786, level with 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20258561,148
20248641,215
20237911,172
20227391,030
2021735996
2020637834
20199941,384
20189731,377
20171,0001,464
20161,0531,552
20151,0221,455
20141,1621,623
20131,1571,608
20121,0751,529
20111,1521,652
20101,2721,792
20091,4142,019
20081,5602,228
20071,7552,479
20061,8372,549
20051,8882,637
20041,7572,448
20031,7592,452
20021,8842,593
20011,8572,650
20001,8662,709
19991,8192,514
19981,8802,656
19971,8392,550
19961,6952,370
19951,7372,485
19941,6972,398
19931,5302,155
19921,6462,313
19911,7242,411
19901,8712,540
19891,7862,477
19881,7892,480
19871,7262,377
19861,7522,383
19851,7192,365
19841,8022,459
19831,7662,414
19821,7982,483
19811,8332,531
19801,7932,502
19791,8312,569

When and where crashes happen in Somerset in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday258 (14%)
  • Tuesday270 (15%)
  • Wednesday243 (14%)
  • Thursday268 (15%)
  • Friday259 (15%)
  • Saturday273 (15%)
  • Sunday215 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5968 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5941 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59234 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59250 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59303 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59415 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59284 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59191 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January122 (6.8%)
  • February134 (7.5%)
  • March128 (7.2%)
  • April150 (8.4%)
  • May178 (10%)
  • June157 (8.8%)
  • July169 (9.5%)
  • August145 (8.1%)
  • September159 (8.9%)
  • October163 (9.1%)
  • November139 (7.8%)
  • December142 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,315 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting248 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit209 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,443 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds189 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (2%)
  • Fog or mist21 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other64 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,230 (69%)
  • Wet or damp527 (30%)
  • Frost or ice24 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph768 (43%)
  • 40 mph74 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph849 (48%)
  • 70 mph91 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,525 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway166 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout56 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,420 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist428 (17%)
  • Pedestrian227 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist207 (8.4%)
  • Minibus occupant50 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)45 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant43 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1081 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 15156 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20657 (27%)
  • 21 to 25347 (14%)
  • 26 to 35376 (15%)
  • 36 to 45231 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 55192 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 65169 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 75124 (5%)
  • Over 75100 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,519 (61%)
  • Passenger731 (30%)
  • Pedestrian227 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,159 (67%)
  • Motorcycle436 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle214 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes195 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes110 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle39 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach32 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (0.8%)
  • Minibus22 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Somerset ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Somerset had the 19th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
19th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
15th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
4th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Somerset with the most crashes in 1989

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset in 1989: 171, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38171234322
2ndA39142196540
3rdA358105153316
4thA3617496220
5thA307396325
6thA30371116616
7thA376186419
8thM554114315
9thB31393755111
10thA3713650211
11thB31513449112
12thA372334529
13thA356233005
14thA359233112
15thA36235325
16thA362203108
17thA3038182302
18thB3165151903
19thA3027131302
20thA370131721

Towns in Somerset: crashes in 1989

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset in 1989: 169.

Postcode districts in Somerset: crashes in 1989

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset in 1989: 158.

Former districts in Somerset in 1989

Somerset now covers 6 former district councils, abolished in April 2019 and April 2023. Of these, South Somerset had the most collisions in 1989: 545.

Latest crashes in Somerset in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset in 1989, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Somerset road accidents in other years