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South Somerset road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 545 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 1989, and 764 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1988 (529), and casualties fell from 772.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,867 collisions in South Somerset.

District council until April 2023, now part of Somerset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1989
545
Up 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
764
Down 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
14
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
26% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 1989

2.6% of collisions in South Somerset in 1989 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious14026%
  • Slight39172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152%
  • Serious16722%
  • Slight58276%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 1989 is highlighted, with 545, up 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025242323
2024227345
2023224297
2022197282
2021197258
2020177230
2019260397
2018265382
2017265393
2016310444
2015323477
2014359492
2013332459
2012330475
2011324454
2010356491
2009406566
2008476698
2007535749
2006540748
2005544754
2004527764
2003526725
2002610831
2001555848
2000574879
1999585801
1998571832
1997541775
1996500725
1995543780
1994496709
1993415595
1992470664
1991562810
1990549780
1989545764
1988529772
1987518725
1986551758
1985536754
1984552756
1983580801
1982497701
1981547808
1980558798
1979541817

When and where crashes happen in South Somerset in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (14%)
  • Tuesday82 (15%)
  • Wednesday64 (12%)
  • Thursday75 (14%)
  • Friday93 (17%)
  • Saturday86 (16%)
  • Sunday69 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.3%)
  • February40 (7.3%)
  • March40 (7.3%)
  • April47 (8.6%)
  • May58 (11%)
  • June35 (6.4%)
  • July49 (9%)
  • August52 (9.5%)
  • September48 (8.8%)
  • October49 (9%)
  • November47 (8.6%)
  • December40 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight414 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds432 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry364 (67%)
  • Wet or damp174 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph221 (41%)
  • 40 mph19 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph292 (54%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway477 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout20 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant487 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (16%)
  • Pedestrian69 (9%)
  • Cyclist40 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Van occupant8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3%)
  • 11 to 1537 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20213 (28%)
  • 21 to 2584 (11%)
  • 26 to 35120 (16%)
  • 36 to 4576 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5558 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7545 (5.9%)
  • Over 7542 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider455 (60%)
  • Passenger240 (31%)
  • Pedestrian69 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car725 (72%)
  • Motorcycle128 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in South Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 1989

The A30 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 1989: 73, including 3 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA307396325
2ndA30370113516
3rdA358385804
4thA37253016
5thA356233005
6thA359212912
7thB3151162305
8thB3165151903
9thA3088102813
10thA372101302
11thA37891604
12thB315391503
13thA37171403
14thB30816902
15thB316851002
16thA30663300
17thA3573502
18thB31452200
19thB31622200
20thA30371100

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 1989

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 1989: 110.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 1989

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 1989: 88.

Somerset and its former districts in 1989

Somerset recorded 1,786 collisions in 1989, and 31% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 1989, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years