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Somerset road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,737 road traffic collisions in Somerset in 1995, and 2,485 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 51 were fatal and 288 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1994 (1,697), and casualties rose from 2,398.

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

Collisions in 1995
1,737
Up 2% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
2,485
Up 4% on 1994
Fatal collisions
51
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
288
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset in 1995

2.9% of collisions in Somerset in 1995 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal512.9%
  • Serious28817%
  • Slight1,39880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal542.2%
  • Serious35314%
  • Slight2,07884%

Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,888 in 2005. 1995 is highlighted, with 1,737, up 2% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday235 (14%)
  • Tuesday218 (13%)
  • Wednesday261 (15%)
  • Thursday271 (16%)
  • Friday322 (19%)
  • Saturday264 (15%)
  • Sunday166 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5973 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59220 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59261 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59349 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59425 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59263 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59126 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January149 (8.6%)
  • February134 (7.7%)
  • March147 (8.5%)
  • April116 (6.7%)
  • May114 (6.6%)
  • June140 (8.1%)
  • July143 (8.2%)
  • August160 (9.2%)
  • September149 (8.6%)
  • October128 (7.4%)
  • November183 (11%)
  • December174 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,304 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting221 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit188 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,253 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds248 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds39 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist25 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.4%)
  • Other104 (6%)
  • Not recorded23 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,046 (60%)
  • Wet or damp637 (37%)
  • Frost or ice36 (2.1%)
  • Snow14 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph691 (40%)
  • 40 mph85 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph36 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph826 (48%)
  • 70 mph91 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,457 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway143 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout86 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded18 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,756 (71%)
  • Pedestrian224 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist189 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist187 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant45 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1097 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15167 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20421 (17%)
  • 21 to 25330 (13%)
  • 26 to 35477 (19%)
  • 36 to 45307 (12%)
  • 46 to 55233 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 65179 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 75123 (4.9%)
  • Over 7586 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,433 (58%)
  • Passenger828 (33%)
  • Pedestrian224 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,520 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle188 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle187 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes111 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes105 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle54 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach30 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Somerset had the 14th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Somerset with the most crashes in 1995

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset in 1995: 144, including 4 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38144191426
2ndA39129197516
3rdA35884158321
4thA377211428
5thA3066106314
6thA361568929
7thA303529356
8thM5528243
9thA3715066114
10thB3139334925
11thB3151325235
12thA372253404
13thA359172504
14thA36162605
15thA378161804
16thA3088152401
17thB3227131801
18thA356122112
19thB3165121400
20thA362111100

Towns in Somerset: crashes in 1995

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset in 1995: 122.

Postcode districts in Somerset: crashes in 1995

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset in 1995: 127.

Former districts in Somerset in 1995

Somerset now covers 6 former district councils, abolished in April 2019 and April 2023. Of these, South Somerset had the most collisions in 1995: 543.

Latest crashes in Somerset in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset in 1995, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Somerset road accidents in other years