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Somerset road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,530 road traffic collisions in Somerset in 1993, and 2,155 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 305 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1992 (1,646), and casualties fell from 2,313.

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

Collisions in 1993
1,530
Down 7% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
2,155
Down 7% on 1992
Fatal collisions
30
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
305
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset in 1993

2% of collisions in Somerset in 1993 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal302%
  • Serious30520%
  • Slight1,19578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal301.4%
  • Serious36217%
  • Slight1,76382%

Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,888 in 2005. 1993 is highlighted, with 1,530, down 7% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday216 (14%)
  • Tuesday251 (16%)
  • Wednesday216 (14%)
  • Thursday248 (16%)
  • Friday226 (15%)
  • Saturday220 (14%)
  • Sunday153 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59217 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59248 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59298 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59338 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59237 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59127 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January118 (7.7%)
  • February83 (5.4%)
  • March96 (6.3%)
  • April122 (8%)
  • May150 (9.8%)
  • June128 (8.4%)
  • July153 (10%)
  • August129 (8.4%)
  • September144 (9.4%)
  • October111 (7.3%)
  • November153 (10%)
  • December143 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,175 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting174 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit167 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,096 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds229 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist25 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other81 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry938 (61%)
  • Wet or damp546 (36%)
  • Frost or ice30 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (0.5%)
  • Snow8 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph609 (40%)
  • 40 mph49 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph16 (1%)
  • 60 mph768 (50%)
  • 70 mph82 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,294 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (8%)
  • Roundabout80 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,438 (67%)
  • Pedestrian223 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist185 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist149 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant64 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1087 (4%)
  • 11 to 15123 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20347 (16%)
  • 21 to 25292 (14%)
  • 26 to 35360 (17%)
  • 36 to 45259 (12%)
  • 46 to 55190 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 65115 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 75102 (4.7%)
  • Over 7579 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded152 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,305 (61%)
  • Passenger627 (29%)
  • Pedestrian223 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,105 (75%)
  • Motorcycle193 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle155 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes118 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes117 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle63 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach29 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset in 1993

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1993 in Somerset

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Somerset ranked among 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Somerset had the 18th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
18th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Somerset with the most crashes in 1993

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset in 1993: 140, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38140193320
2ndA39137198424
3rdA3765128216
4thA3036192311
5thA3586089312
6thM5466918
7thA3714467011
8thA3614355010
9thA30425229
10thB31513465010
11thB3139315115
12thA372213224
13thA3027171901
14thA362172504
15thA359162606
16thB3227162705
17thA3088152204
18thA36131412
19thB308191001
20thB309091002

Towns in Somerset: crashes in 1993

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset in 1993: 129.

Postcode districts in Somerset: crashes in 1993

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset in 1993: 125.

Former districts in Somerset in 1993

Somerset now covers 6 former district councils, abolished in April 2019 and April 2023. Of these, South Somerset had the most collisions in 1993: 415.

Latest crashes in Somerset in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset in 1993, 3 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Somerset road accidents in other years