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Somerset road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,697 road traffic collisions in Somerset in 1994, and 2,398 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 300 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1993 (1,530), and casualties rose from 2,155.

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

Collisions in 1994
1,697
Up 11% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
2,398
Up 11% on 1993
Fatal collisions
39
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
300
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset in 1994

2.3% of collisions in Somerset in 1994 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal392.3%
  • Serious30018%
  • Slight1,35880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal562.3%
  • Serious35515%
  • Slight1,98783%

Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,888 in 2005. 1994 is highlighted, with 1,697, up 11% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday252 (15%)
  • Tuesday249 (15%)
  • Wednesday239 (14%)
  • Thursday236 (14%)
  • Friday293 (17%)
  • Saturday239 (14%)
  • Sunday189 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59218 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59292 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59315 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59402 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59232 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59156 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January141 (8.3%)
  • February109 (6.4%)
  • March110 (6.5%)
  • April122 (7.2%)
  • May127 (7.5%)
  • June151 (8.9%)
  • July151 (8.9%)
  • August160 (9.4%)
  • September130 (7.7%)
  • October169 (10%)
  • November164 (9.7%)
  • December163 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,263 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting199 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit199 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,210 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds260 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist24 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other88 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry996 (59%)
  • Wet or damp662 (39%)
  • Frost or ice29 (1.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph718 (42%)
  • 40 mph70 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph33 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph777 (46%)
  • 70 mph87 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,413 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway159 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout81 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,683 (70%)
  • Pedestrian225 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist191 (8%)
  • Cyclist186 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant38 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 10103 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 15134 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20386 (16%)
  • 21 to 25308 (13%)
  • 26 to 35441 (18%)
  • 36 to 45286 (12%)
  • 46 to 55244 (10%)
  • 56 to 65155 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 75137 (5.7%)
  • Over 7575 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded71 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,410 (59%)
  • Passenger763 (32%)
  • Pedestrian225 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,411 (77%)
  • Motorcycle195 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle192 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes117 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes98 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle69 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach24 (0.8%)
  • Minibus13 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset in 1994

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1994 in Somerset

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Somerset ranked among 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Somerset had the 16th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
16th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Somerset with the most crashes in 1994

The A39 had the most collisions in Somerset in 1994: 140, including 3 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39140201319
2ndA38120164319
3rdA3589014449
4thM560120310
5thA303559029
6thA375588213
7thA30547538
8thA3615488115
9thA3713649110
10thB3151314618
11thA372285126
12thA359253704
13thB3139254213
14thA362192704
15thA36182323
16thB3227182202
17thB3140131602
18thA370121601
19thB3135111405
20thA356101202

Towns in Somerset: crashes in 1994

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset in 1994: 134.

Postcode districts in Somerset: crashes in 1994

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset in 1994: 126.

Former districts in Somerset in 1994

Somerset now covers 6 former district councils, abolished in April 2019 and April 2023. Of these, South Somerset had the most collisions in 1994: 496.

Latest crashes in Somerset in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset in 1994, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Somerset road accidents in other years