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South Somerset road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 496 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 1994, and 709 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1993 (415), and casualties rose from 595.

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 1994
496
Up 20% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
709
Up 19% on 1993
Fatal collisions
10
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
18% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 1994

2% of collisions in South Somerset in 1994 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious8918%
  • Slight39780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious10615%
  • Slight58983%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 1994 is highlighted, with 496, up 20% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday74 (15%)
  • Thursday72 (15%)
  • Friday92 (19%)
  • Saturday56 (11%)
  • Sunday59 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.9%)
  • February29 (5.8%)
  • March29 (5.8%)
  • April36 (7.3%)
  • May40 (8.1%)
  • June33 (6.7%)
  • July53 (11%)
  • August50 (10%)
  • September34 (6.9%)
  • October47 (9.5%)
  • November55 (11%)
  • December46 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight378 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other19 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry282 (57%)
  • Wet or damp207 (42%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph196 (40%)
  • 40 mph20 (4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph255 (51%)
  • 70 mph19 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway417 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant518 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian53 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist43 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20102 (14%)
  • 21 to 2596 (14%)
  • 26 to 35123 (17%)
  • 36 to 4575 (11%)
  • 46 to 5588 (12%)
  • 56 to 6558 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7542 (5.9%)
  • Over 7524 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider436 (61%)
  • Passenger220 (31%)
  • Pedestrian53 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car695 (77%)
  • Motorcycle62 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle23 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 1994: 55, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA303559029
2ndA30547538
3rdA37294212
4thA359243504
5thA358234514
6thB3151172705
7thA372122313
8thA356101202
9thB3153101301
10thB31658901
11thA3577902
12thA3787801
13thB30816600
14thA3715503
15thA30884501
16thB31683400
17thB31703300
18thA30662500
19thA392300
20thB31542300

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 1994

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 1994: 95.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 1994

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 1994: 92.

Somerset and its former districts in 1994

Somerset recorded 1,697 collisions in 1994, and 29% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 1994, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years