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South Somerset road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 470 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 1992, and 664 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1991 (562), and casualties fell from 810.

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 1992
470
Down 16% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
664
Down 18% on 1991
Fatal collisions
14
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
21% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 1992

3% of collisions in South Somerset in 1992 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143%
  • Serious10021%
  • Slight35676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.3%
  • Serious12519%
  • Slight52479%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 1992 is highlighted, with 470, down 16% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (12%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (16%)
  • Thursday66 (14%)
  • Friday84 (18%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (9.6%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.3%)
  • February36 (7.7%)
  • March31 (6.6%)
  • April24 (5.1%)
  • May32 (6.8%)
  • June33 (7%)
  • July38 (8.1%)
  • August51 (11%)
  • September46 (9.8%)
  • October42 (8.9%)
  • November54 (11%)
  • December44 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (63%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded54 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (58%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (16%)
  • Fog or mist17 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Other23 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded56 (12%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (51%)
  • Wet or damp171 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded54 (11%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph181 (39%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph217 (46%)
  • 70 mph25 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded27 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (7%)
  • Roundabout33 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant418 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (10%)
  • Pedestrian64 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist59 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6%)
  • 16 to 20119 (18%)
  • 21 to 25104 (16%)
  • 26 to 35120 (18%)
  • 36 to 4569 (10%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.5%)
  • Over 7525 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded43 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider410 (62%)
  • Passenger190 (29%)
  • Pedestrian64 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car611 (70%)
  • Motorcycle69 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle20 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 in South Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 1992

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 1992: 54, including 5 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3035480511
2ndA304969211
3rdA37275302
4thA358263726
5thA359202402
6thB3151172705
7thA3088122312
8thA378111503
9thA37291712
10thA37171103
11thB315371104
12thA3566700
13thB30816904
14thB31525801
15thB31655700
16thB31675613
17thA3572200
18thB31452200
19thB31622300
20thB31682300

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 1992

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 1992: 95.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 1992

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 1992: 77.

Somerset and its former districts in 1992

Somerset recorded 1,646 collisions in 1992, and 29% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 1992, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years