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South Somerset road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 562 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 1991, and 810 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1990 (549), and casualties rose from 780.

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 1991
562
Up 2% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
810
Up 4% on 1990
Fatal collisions
29
5.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
23% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 1991

5.2% of collisions in South Somerset in 1991 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal295.2%
  • Serious12923%
  • Slight40472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal324%
  • Serious15719%
  • Slight62177%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 1991 is highlighted, with 562, up 2% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (13%)
  • Tuesday79 (14%)
  • Wednesday82 (15%)
  • Thursday76 (14%)
  • Friday94 (17%)
  • Saturday93 (17%)
  • Sunday63 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.5%)
  • February46 (8.2%)
  • March39 (6.9%)
  • April50 (8.9%)
  • May39 (6.9%)
  • June50 (8.9%)
  • July59 (10%)
  • August43 (7.7%)
  • September44 (7.8%)
  • October57 (10%)
  • November48 (8.5%)
  • December45 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight410 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds403 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other40 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry363 (65%)
  • Wet or damp178 (32%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph245 (44%)
  • 40 mph21 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph273 (49%)
  • 70 mph19 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway475 (85%)
  • Roundabout34 (6%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant490 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (14%)
  • Pedestrian62 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist49 (6%)
  • Van occupant35 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1545 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20185 (23%)
  • 21 to 25106 (13%)
  • 26 to 35134 (17%)
  • 36 to 45109 (13%)
  • 46 to 5555 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7548 (5.9%)
  • Over 7539 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider474 (59%)
  • Passenger274 (34%)
  • Pedestrian62 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car717 (71%)
  • Motorcycle112 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A30 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 1991: 65, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30659538
2ndA3035587317
3rdA358334218
4thA37294749
5thA359284718
6thA372192316
7thB3165182117
8thB3151152134
9thA3088121203
10thB3153101712
11thA35771302
12thB308161112
13thA3565701
14thA3784610
15thA3713401
16thB314532403
17thA30662401
18thB31522300
19thB31682311
20thA3501100

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 1991

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 1991: 132.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 1991

BA21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 1991: 95.

Somerset and its former districts in 1991

Somerset recorded 1,724 collisions in 1991, and 33% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 1991, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years