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Somerset road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,871 road traffic collisions in Somerset in 1990, and 2,540 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 417 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1989 (1,786), and casualties rose from 2,477.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,871
Up 5% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
2,540
Up 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
46
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
417
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset in 1990

2.5% of collisions in Somerset in 1990 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal462.5%
  • Serious41722%
  • Slight1,40875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal491.9%
  • Serious51520%
  • Slight1,97678%

Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,888 in 2005. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,871, up 5% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday280 (15%)
  • Tuesday238 (13%)
  • Wednesday276 (15%)
  • Thursday325 (17%)
  • Friday311 (17%)
  • Saturday258 (14%)
  • Sunday183 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59272 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59269 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59321 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59449 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59289 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59195 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January127 (6.8%)
  • February127 (6.8%)
  • March166 (8.9%)
  • April157 (8.4%)
  • May180 (9.6%)
  • June171 (9.1%)
  • July173 (9.2%)
  • August135 (7.2%)
  • September169 (9%)
  • October162 (8.7%)
  • November150 (8%)
  • December154 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,370 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting264 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit216 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,499 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds253 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist20 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other36 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,368 (73%)
  • Wet or damp480 (26%)
  • Frost or ice15 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph766 (41%)
  • 40 mph92 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph926 (49%)
  • 70 mph85 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,634 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway138 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout66 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,533 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist377 (15%)
  • Pedestrian260 (10%)
  • Cyclist208 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant56 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant26 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1077 (3%)
  • 11 to 15183 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20586 (23%)
  • 21 to 25377 (15%)
  • 26 to 35404 (16%)
  • 36 to 45313 (12%)
  • 46 to 55180 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 65155 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 75137 (5.4%)
  • Over 7586 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,580 (62%)
  • Passenger700 (28%)
  • Pedestrian260 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,292 (70%)
  • Motorcycle393 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle217 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes157 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes126 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle57 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach24 (0.7%)
  • Minibus15 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Somerset had the 14th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
14th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Somerset with the most crashes in 1990

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset in 1990: 153, including 3 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38153202326
2ndA39146214730
3rdA3784140227
4thA35883113213
5thA30378120327
6thA3069104319
7thA3615173315
8thM5457117
9thA3713965214
10thB3139385317
11thA372355006
12thB3151294205
13thA3027283013
14thA362233016
15thA3088172604
16thB3165172108
17thA3038161801
18thA359152005
19thA378151912
20thB3135152005

Towns in Somerset: crashes in 1990

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset in 1990: 175.

Postcode districts in Somerset: crashes in 1990

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset in 1990: 162.

Former districts in Somerset in 1990

Somerset now covers 6 former district councils, abolished in April 2019 and April 2023. Of these, South Somerset had the most collisions in 1990: 549.

Latest crashes in Somerset in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset in 1990, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Somerset road accidents in other years