Skip to main content
CrashStats

Somerset road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,724 road traffic collisions in Somerset in 1991, and 2,411 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 65 were fatal and 338 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1990 (1,871), and casualties fell from 2,540.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,724
Down 8% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
2,411
Down 5% on 1990
Fatal collisions
65
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
338
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset in 1991

3.8% of collisions in Somerset in 1991 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal653.8%
  • Serious33820%
  • Slight1,32177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal712.9%
  • Serious42718%
  • Slight1,91379%

Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,888 in 2005. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,724, down 8% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday250 (15%)
  • Tuesday215 (12%)
  • Wednesday252 (15%)
  • Thursday267 (15%)
  • Friday259 (15%)
  • Saturday276 (16%)
  • Sunday205 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59213 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59279 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59329 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59410 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59271 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59152 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January144 (8.4%)
  • February105 (6.1%)
  • March120 (7%)
  • April151 (8.8%)
  • May133 (7.7%)
  • June161 (9.3%)
  • July171 (9.9%)
  • August157 (9.1%)
  • September151 (8.8%)
  • October178 (10%)
  • November142 (8.2%)
  • December111 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,319 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting204 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit175 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,251 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds212 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds57 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist36 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other96 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,128 (65%)
  • Wet or damp536 (31%)
  • Frost or ice45 (2.6%)
  • Snow14 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph711 (41%)
  • 40 mph72 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph851 (49%)
  • 70 mph85 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,458 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway136 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout84 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,483 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist294 (12%)
  • Pedestrian216 (9%)
  • Cyclist211 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant61 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant29 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 561 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1091 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 15150 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20475 (20%)
  • 21 to 25346 (14%)
  • 26 to 35408 (17%)
  • 36 to 45324 (13%)
  • 46 to 55176 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 65129 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 75146 (6.1%)
  • Over 75103 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,446 (60%)
  • Passenger749 (31%)
  • Pedestrian216 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,256 (72%)
  • Motorcycle289 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle215 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes137 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes119 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach40 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle35 (1.1%)
  • Minibus22 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Somerset ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Somerset had the 14th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
14th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
2nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Somerset with the most crashes in 1991

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset in 1991: 144, including 4 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38144197428
2ndA39132196531
3rdA35884116116
4thA3774127822
5thA30659538
6thA3035691417
7thA3615570216
8thM5508127
9thA372375518
10thB3139335046
11thB3151314548
12thA371304527
13thA359294818
14thA36202814
15thB3165182117
16thB3227172713
17thA3027151500
18thA3088121203
19thA362121621
20thB3135121302

Towns in Somerset: crashes in 1991

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset in 1991: 145.

Postcode districts in Somerset: crashes in 1991

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset in 1991: 131.

Former districts in Somerset in 1991

Somerset now covers 6 former district councils, abolished in April 2019 and April 2023. Of these, South Somerset had the most collisions in 1991: 562.

Latest crashes in Somerset in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Somerset road accidents in other years