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South Somerset road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 549 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 1990, and 780 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1989 (545), and casualties rose from 764.

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 1990
549
Up 1% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
780
Up 2% on 1989
Fatal collisions
14
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
27% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 1990

2.6% of collisions in South Somerset in 1990 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious14727%
  • Slight38871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.1%
  • Serious18123%
  • Slight58375%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 1990 is highlighted, with 549, up 1% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (14%)
  • Tuesday68 (12%)
  • Wednesday86 (16%)
  • Thursday80 (15%)
  • Friday92 (17%)
  • Saturday86 (16%)
  • Sunday62 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6.6%)
  • February42 (7.7%)
  • March42 (7.7%)
  • April47 (8.6%)
  • May61 (11%)
  • June45 (8.2%)
  • July51 (9.3%)
  • August46 (8.4%)
  • September47 (8.6%)
  • October44 (8%)
  • November45 (8.2%)
  • December43 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight408 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds420 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (16%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry390 (71%)
  • Wet or damp150 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph214 (39%)
  • 40 mph38 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph284 (52%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway490 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant487 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (15%)
  • Pedestrian66 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist42 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1550 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20169 (22%)
  • 21 to 25118 (15%)
  • 26 to 35131 (17%)
  • 36 to 45105 (13%)
  • 46 to 5563 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6%)
  • 66 to 7542 (5.4%)
  • Over 7523 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider483 (62%)
  • Passenger231 (30%)
  • Pedestrian66 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car669 (68%)
  • Motorcycle120 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 1990: 78, including 3 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30378120327
2ndA3070109320
3rdA37305817
4thA358273706
5thA3088172604
6thB3165172108
7thA372162301
8thA359141905
9thB3151142402
10thB3153142405
11thA356131705
12thA357101203
13thA37881011
14thB30817802
15thA37161002
16thB31686602
17thB31675801
18thB31452401
19thA13031310
20thA30371100

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 1990

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 1990: 114.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 1990

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 1990: 95.

Somerset and its former districts in 1990

Somerset recorded 1,871 collisions in 1990, and 29% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 1990, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years