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South Somerset road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 415 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 1993, and 595 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1992 (470), and casualties fell from 664.

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 1993
415
Down 12% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
595
Down 10% on 1992
Fatal collisions
10
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
22% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 1993

2.4% of collisions in South Somerset in 1993 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious9022%
  • Slight31576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious10918%
  • Slight47680%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 1993 is highlighted, with 415, down 12% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday70 (17%)
  • Wednesday58 (14%)
  • Thursday67 (16%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.2%)
  • February28 (6.7%)
  • March26 (6.3%)
  • April29 (7%)
  • May36 (8.7%)
  • June35 (8.4%)
  • July39 (9.4%)
  • August34 (8.2%)
  • September45 (11%)
  • October34 (8.2%)
  • November44 (11%)
  • December35 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (9.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other28 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (61%)
  • Wet or damp148 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph154 (37%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph229 (55%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (85%)
  • Roundabout35 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant429 (72%)
  • Pedestrian54 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist29 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20107 (18%)
  • 21 to 2586 (14%)
  • 26 to 3594 (16%)
  • 36 to 4568 (11%)
  • 46 to 5552 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.5%)
  • Over 7521 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded39 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider363 (61%)
  • Passenger178 (30%)
  • Pedestrian54 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car596 (78%)
  • Motorcycle53 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 1993: 60, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3036091311
2ndA30425229
3rdA37305126
4thB3151214208
5thA358202826
6thA359152506
7thA3088132004
8thA37191402
9thB30818901
10thB315381202
11thA3727801
12thB31657902
13thA3565900
14thB31684501
15thA30373501
16thA3573501
17thA30661100
18thA3611100
19thA3781100
20thA391200

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 1993

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 1993: 80.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 1993

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 1993: 83.

Somerset and its former districts in 1993

Somerset recorded 1,530 collisions in 1993, and 27% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 1993, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1993.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years