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Somerset road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,695 road traffic collisions in Somerset in 1996, and 2,370 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 45 were fatal and 272 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1995 (1,737), and casualties fell from 2,485.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,695
Down 2% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
2,370
Down 5% on 1995
Fatal collisions
45
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
272
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset in 1996

2.7% of collisions in Somerset in 1996 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal452.7%
  • Serious27216%
  • Slight1,37881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal572.4%
  • Serious31213%
  • Slight2,00184%

Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,888 in 2005. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,695, down 2% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday265 (16%)
  • Tuesday231 (14%)
  • Wednesday236 (14%)
  • Thursday257 (15%)
  • Friday279 (16%)
  • Saturday238 (14%)
  • Sunday189 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59219 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59272 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59311 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59405 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59282 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59129 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January133 (7.8%)
  • February118 (7%)
  • March122 (7.2%)
  • April120 (7.1%)
  • May120 (7.1%)
  • June132 (7.8%)
  • July155 (9.1%)
  • August164 (9.7%)
  • September145 (8.6%)
  • October179 (11%)
  • November143 (8.4%)
  • December164 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,261 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting214 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit199 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,241 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds214 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds41 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (2%)
  • Fog or mist31 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Other105 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,062 (63%)
  • Wet or damp579 (34%)
  • Frost or ice52 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph694 (41%)
  • 40 mph96 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph30 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph770 (45%)
  • 70 mph102 (6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,408 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway152 (9%)
  • Roundabout90 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,705 (72%)
  • Pedestrian225 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist194 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist167 (7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant22 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 10103 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 15142 (6%)
  • 16 to 20374 (16%)
  • 21 to 25285 (12%)
  • 26 to 35434 (18%)
  • 36 to 45335 (14%)
  • 46 to 55248 (10%)
  • 56 to 65143 (6%)
  • 66 to 75149 (6.3%)
  • Over 7597 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,442 (61%)
  • Passenger703 (30%)
  • Pedestrian225 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,521 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle205 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle168 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle52 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach22 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Somerset had the 16th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
16th
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 1996

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset in 1996: 151, including 3 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38151207328
2ndA39145224322
3rdA35876105313
4thA376193010
5thM5619939
6thA303579127
7thA361548119
8thA30466459
9thA371314503
10thB3139304317
11thA359283915
12thB3151284707
13thA372274115
14thA36162521
15thA362152714
16thB3081101304
17thB3090101401
18thA30889901
19thB314091202
20thA3568901

Towns in Somerset: crashes in 1996

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset in 1996: 155.

Postcode districts in Somerset: crashes in 1996

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset in 1996: 145.

Former districts in Somerset in 1996

Somerset now covers 6 former district councils, abolished in April 2019 and April 2023. Of these, South Somerset had the most collisions in 1996: 500.

Latest crashes in Somerset in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset in 1996, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Somerset road accidents in other years